How do you calculate the molecular formula of a compound?

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Chemistry

Makena Mullen

25 December, 00:19

How do you calculate the molecular formula of a compound?

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Gwendolyn Rosario · Answer 1

Divide the molar mass of the compound by the empirical formula mass. The result should be a whole number or very close to a whole number. Multiply all the subscripts in the empirical formula by the whole number found in step 2. The result is the molecular formula.