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How can the chemical formula of silver be determined?
Can you explain how X-ray diffraction analysis works in determining the chemical formula?
Sure. X-ray diffraction analysis involves directing a beam of X-rays at a crystal of the material being studied. The X-rays will diffract or bend at certain angles when they hit the atoms in the crystal. This diffraction pattern can then be used to determine the arrangement of the atoms in the crystal and thus, the chemical formula of the material.