Which of the following best describes the term "empirical formula" as used in…
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Problem
Which of the following best describes the term "empirical formula" as used in chemical analysis?
(a) The percentage by mass of each element present in a compound
(b) The ratio of atoms of each element in a compound, which may include fractional subscripts
(c) The simplest whole-number ratio of atoms of each element present in a compound
(d) The actual number of atoms of each element in a single molecule of a compound