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Chemistry · Topic 19

Empirical and molecular formula determination

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Empirical formula of an oxide from percent composition and atomic mass

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Molecular formula from percent composition and a given molar mass

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Molecular formula from percent composition and a given molar mass

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Empirical formula of a hydrocarbon from the mass of carbon dioxide produced on combustion

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Molecular formula of an oxide of nitrogen from percentage composition and molar mass

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Mass of an element present in a sample from its percentage composition by mass

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Percentage composition by mass in a compound

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Percentage composition by mass in a compound

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Sub-topic 9 2018 · National One-Eighth Premium

Percentage yield and mass obtainable at a given yield

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Sub-topic 10 2018 · National Quarterfinal Premium

Empirical formula from percentage composition

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Empirical formula from percentage composition

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Sub-topic 12 2021 · National Preliminary Premium

Identifying a compound from a percentage mass ratio

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Percentage composition by mass in a compound

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Percentage yield from a given mass of product

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Molecular formula of a compound from percentage composition

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Sub-topic 16 2026 · National Final Premium

Percentage composition of a carbonate/oxide mixture from mass lost on heating

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Sub-topic 17 2025 · National Preliminary Premium

Molecular formula from a compound's mass and moles, given its empirical formula

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Sub-topic 18 2025 · National One-Eighth Premium

Mass of pure solute in a solution from its percentage by mass and density

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Mass of pure solute in a solution from its percentage by mass and density

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Sub-topic 20 2003 · National Semifinal Premium

Percentage composition by mass of an element in a compound

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Sub-topic 21 2003 · National Semifinal Premium

Percentage composition by mass of an element in a compound

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Sub-topic 22 2014 · National Quarterfinal Premium

Mass of ethanoic acid obtainable from ethanol at a given percentage yield

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Sub-topic 23 2021 · National Preliminary Premium

Determining a molecular formula (c9h8o4) from molar mass and the mass of carbon present

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Sub-topic 24 2022 · National Preliminary Premium

Total atoms in a molecular formula scaled up from an empirical formula via a known atom count

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Percentage by mass of oxygen in methanol (ch4o)

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Empirical formula of a hydrocarbon from its percentage carbon by mass

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Percentage by mass of oxygen in kclo4

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Percentage by mass of manganese in mn2o7

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Sub-topic 29 2022 · National Preliminary Premium

Percentage by mass of chromium in sodium dichromate

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Sub-topic 30 2023 · National One-Eighth Premium

Empirical formula tg4 from masses and atomic masses of two elements

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