Answer:
The empirical formula is SF6 (option E)
Explanation:
Step 1: Data given
Mass of sulfur = 3.21 grams
Mass of fluorine = 11.4 grams
Molar mass sulfur = 32.065 g/mol
Molar mass fluorine = 19.00 g/mol
Step 2: Calculate moles
Moles = mass /molar mass
Moles sulfur = 3.21 grams / 32.065 g/mol
Moles sulfur = 0.100 moles
Moles fluorine = 11.4 grams / 19.00 g/mol
Moles fluorine = 0.600 moles
Step 3: Calculate mol ratio
We divide by the smallest amount of moles
S: 0.100 / 0.100 = 1
F : 0.600 / 0.100 = 6
The empirical formula is SF6 (option E)
The exponential is 3.007 times 10 to the -5
It is a element.
Pure substances includes either compunds, or elements. Elements are the simplest form of pure substance, they only consist of one kind of atoms. On the other hand, compounds contains two or more elements that are chemically combined together. Although you couldn't separate a compound by physical methods like filtration, but you can seperate them with chemical methods such as heating or electrolysis, using electricity.
Therefore, since compounds can be broken down eventually, so, the answer will be element.
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