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Chemistry Forums for Students => High School Chemistry Forum => Topic started by: lookingforanswerslol on April 07, 2019, 04:25:15 AM

Title: In calculating empirical formula, if there is a 0% composition, would it count?
Post by: lookingforanswerslol on April 07, 2019, 04:25:15 AM

Or would you not include at all, instead going to the smallest value that isn't zero?

My first instinct is to not include it, but better safe than sorry lol.

Thank you  ;D

Title: Re: In calculating empirical formula, if there is a 0% composition, would it count?
Post by: AWK on April 07, 2019, 04:29:56 AM

Who treats seriously null?

Title: Re: In calculating empirical formula, if there is a 0% composition, would it count?
Post by: lookingforanswerslol on April 07, 2019, 04:39:07 AM

A simple no would have sufficed. But thanks I guess.