Empirical Formulas What do all of these formulas have in common? CH C2H2C2H2 C3H3C3H3 C4H4C4H4 Empirical Formula-Reduced version of the molecular formula Example: C 6 H 12 O 6 (glucose) Empirical formula: CH 2 O
How to Find an Empirical Formula given % composition Find the EF for a compound containing 74.0% carbon, 8.65% hydrogen, and 17.3% nitrogen by mass.