O2 isn't necessary for rusting, but some source of oxygen is required. Rust is just another name for iron oxide, and without oxygen there can't be oxide.
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Davinia.
A.helium<span>Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the Universe; helium is second. However, after this, the rank of abundance does not continue to correspond to the atomic number; oxygen has abundance rank 3, but atomic number 8.</span>
Answer:
HgSO₄
Explanation:
% => g => moles => ratio => reduce => empirical ratio
%Hg = 67.6% => 67.6g/201g/mol = 0.34mol
%S = 10.8% => 10.8g/32g/mol = 0.34mol
%O = 21.6% => 21.6g/16g/mol = 1.35mol
Hg:S:O => 0.34:0.34:1.35
Reduce to whole number ratio by dividing by the smaller mole value...
Hg:S:O => 0.34/.34:0.34/.34:1.35/.34 => Empirical Ratio = 1:1:4
∴ Empirical Formula is HgSO₄
