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CHEMISTRY FORM 4:
EMPIRICAL FORMULAE

1. Table below shows the percentage by mass of each element in a compound and their relative
atomic masses.

Elements C H O
Percentage (%) 26.70 2.20 71.10
Relative atomic mass 12 1 16

What is the empirical formula of the compound?

2. Copper (II) Iodide contains 20.13% of copper by mass. Find its empirical formula.
[Relative atomic mass : Cu = 64, I = 127 ]

3. A metallic oxide, M2O3 is formed when 5.4g of the metal M combines with n gram of
oxygen. Find the value of n.
[Relative atomic mass : O = 16, M = 27 ]
CONSTRUCT AND BALANCED CHEMICAL EQUATIONS
1. Complete the chemical equations below.

a) ____ Na + ____ Cl2 _____ NaCl

b) ____ Mg + ____ HNO3 _____ Mg(NO3)2 + ____H2

c) ____ C2H4 + _____ O2 _____ CO2 + _____H2O

d) ____ Al + _____ CuSO4 _____ Al2(SO4)3 + ____ Cu

2. Write a balances chemical equation for each of the following reactions:

a) Sodium oxide + water sodium hydroxide

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b) Silver nitrate + Copper silver + Copper nitrate

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c) Magnesium metal reacts with the chlorine gas to form solid magnesium chloride.

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d) Solid calcium carbonate reacts with hydrochloric acid to form calcium chloride, water
and carbon dioxide.

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e) Dilute sulphuric acid reacts with sodium hydroxide solution to form sodium sulphate
and water.

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