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Chemistry
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2
The simplest formula of a compound containing 50%by mass of X (Gram atomic mass is 1000 ) and 50% by mass of Y (Gram atomic mass is 2000) is
(while answering consider H_{2} O as H2O)
XY
X2Y
X2Y3
XY2
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1 solution
The simplest formula of a compound is the empirical formula . Consider 10kg of this compound (just to make calculations simple). Moles of X = 5000g/1000g = 5. Moles of Y = 5000g/2000g =2.5. Moles of X = 2 x Moles of Y. Thus simplest ratio is X2Y