Answer:
Empirical formula = S₁Cl₂ = SCl₂
Explanation:
The empirical formula of a compound is the simplest whole number ratio of each type of atom in a compound.
This compound contains 31.1% sulfur and 68.9% chlorine.
That is 100g of the compound contains 31.1 g of sulfur and 68.9 g of chlorine.
Convert the mass of each element to moles using the molar mass from the periodic table.
Moles of Sulfur = 
= 0.9699
Moles of Chlorine= 
= 1.9434
Divide each mole value by the smallest number of moles calculated.
Units of sulfur = 
= 1
Units of Chlorine = 
= 2
Empirical formula = S₁Cl₂ = SCl₂
Answer:
1) high pH is required
2) other ions are precipitated along with the strontium ions
Explanation:
According to the solubility rules all phosphates are insoluble except those of sodium, potassium, and ammonium. This implies that strontium phosphate is insoluble in water. This explains why strontium ions can be precipitated from drinking water supply using phosphate. The main problem with the precipitation of strontium using phosphate is that it usually requires a high pH as the precipitation occurs under very alkaline conditions.
The main reason why the results may not be accurate is that other ions are precipitated along with the strontium such as calcium ions and magnesium ions. This may lead to inaccurate determination of the amount of strontium ions present.
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