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Mods. Empirical Formula of an Oxide of Tin. Purpose: Within completing this lab, it was intended for the experimenter (student) to determine the empirical formula of an oxide of Tin by means of experimenting. This goal would be accomplished by finding the masses of the various substances experimented with, which 30 mesh tin, Tin Oxide, and Oxygen.
For most ionic compounds, empirical formula is the same as the compoundâs molecular formula. However, for covalent compounds the empirical formula is not necessarily the same as the molecular formula of the compound. For example, the empirical formula of water, H 2 O, is the same as its molecular formula. The empirical formula of hydrogen peroxide is HO, but its molecular formula is H 2 O 2.