Analysis of a White Solid Produced in a Reaction Between

question 35

Short Answer

Analysis of a white solid produced in a reaction between chlorine and phosphorus showed that it contained 77.44% chlorine and 22.56% phosphorus. What is its empirical formula?

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Definitions:

Ratio

A statistic specifying the number of items in a class, or the sum of their values on a variable, per unit of some other class; a ratio is a total expressed in relative terms.

Total

The complete amount or sum of parts or units in a collection.

Distribution

In logic, the act of distributing terms across the components of a categorical syllogism; in mathematics, it refers to the distributive property involving multiplication and addition.

Median

A statistic specifying the middle value of the items in a class on a quantitative variable P.