a) Sodium Peroxide (Na₂O₂)
* Empirical Formula: NaO
* The molecular formula already shows the simplest whole-number ratio of atoms.
b) Terephthalic Acid (C₈H₆O₄)
* Empirical Formula: C₄H₃O₂
* Divide all subscripts by the greatest common factor (2).
c) Phenobarbital (C₁₂H₁₂N₂O₃)
* Empirical Formula: C₆H₆N₂O₃
* Divide all subscripts by the greatest common factor (2).
d) 1?
* You did not provide a molecular formula for (d). Please provide the molecular formula so I can determine the empirical formula.
Remember:
* Empirical formulas represent the simplest whole-number ratio of atoms in a compound.
* Molecular formulas show the actual number of atoms of each element in a molecule.