An oxide of gadolinium contains 86.76 mass % Gd. What is its empirical formula?   Possible Answers: Gd3O4 Gd2O3 Gd13O2 GdO Gd3O2

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An oxide of gadolinium contains 86.76 mass % Gd. What is its empirical formula?

 

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Gd3O4

Gd2O3

Gd13O2

GdO

Gd3O2

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