QUANTITIVE DETERMINATION OF EMPERICAL FORMULA
PROBLEM: Find the mole ratio of tin and oxygen, and then predict the empirical formula for the product. ... 71g CONCLUSIONS: I predicted that the formula would be higher. Based on my data and calculations, the formula compound formed must be higher. ... It came off our tongs causing our formula to be higher. ... This would also cause our formula to be higher. If neither of these errors occurred, our formula would be lower, causing it to be possible to have. ... Therefore, your formula would show too many oxygens in the molecule.