A sample of copper oxide was heated down in a test tube until it melted in a system that excludes oxygen (meaning the oxide sample will cool as pure metal after the heat is removed). If the mass of the test tube alone was 15.217 g and the mass of test tube + sample was 16.141 g before heating and 15.829 g after heating, what was the empirical formula?
A sample of copper oxide was heated down in a test tube until it melted in a system that excludes oxygen (meaning the oxide sample will cool as pure metal after the heat is removed). If the mass of the test tube alone was 15.217 g and the mass of test tube + sample was 16.141 g before heating and 15.829 g after heating, what was the empirical formula?
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A sample of copper oxide was heated down in a test tube until it melted in a system that excludes oxygen (meaning the oxide sample will cool as pure metal after the heat is removed). If the mass of the test tube alone was 15.217 g and the mass of test tube + sample was 16.141 g before heating and 15.829 g after heating, what was the empirical formula?
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