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Silicon forms a compound with chlorine in which 5.6 g of silicon is combined with 21.3 g of chlorine. Calculate the empirical formula of the compound (Atomic mass : `Si = 28 , Cl = 35.5`)

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The simplest whole number ratios of different elements are: Si :Cl: :1 :3
The formula of the compound =`SiCl_(3)`
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