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A compound has the following composition Mg = 9.76%,S = 13.01%, 0 = 26.01, `H_2O` = 51.22, what is its empirical formula?
[Mg = 24, S = 32, O = 16, H = 1]

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Hence the empirical formula is Mg `SO_4 .7 H_2O`.
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