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ChemistryChemistry: An Atoms First ApproachAn element X forms both a dichloride (XCl 2 ) and a tetrachloride (XC 4 ). Treatment of 10.00 g XCl 2 with excess chlorine forms 12.55 g XCl 4 . Calculate the atomic mass of X, and identify X.

An element X forms both a dichloride (XCl 2 ) and a tetrachloride (XC 4 ). Treatment of 10.00 g XCl 2 with excess chlorine forms 12.55 g XCl 4 . Calculate the atomic mass of X, and identify X.

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An element X forms both a dichloride (XCl2) and a tetrachloride (XC4). Treatment of 10.00 g XCl2 with excess chlorine forms 12.55 g XCl4. Calculate the atomic mass of X, and identify X.

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