<span> that the reaction is preferably called an elimination, rather than a dehydration, although I personally like the term dehydration because it emphasizes the strong dehydrating power of H2SO4 that is unfotunately forgotten too often by undergraduates. I like to think of it as H2SO4 has such a strong affinity for water that it literally pulls water molecules from organics.</span>
Answer is: <span>the empirical formula of enargite is Cu</span>₃AsS₄.<span>
If we use 100 grams of enargite:
n(Cu) = 48,41 g </span>÷ 63.55 g/mol.
n(Cu) = 0.761 mol.
n(As) = 19.02 g ÷ 74.92 g/mol.
n(As) = 0.254 mol.
n(S) = 32.57 g ÷ 32.065 g/mol.
n(S) = 1.016 mol.
n(Cu) : n(As) : n(S) = 0.761 mol : 0.254 mol : 1.016 mol / 0.254.
n(Cu) : n(As) : n(S) = 3 mol : 1 mol : 4 mol.