1.60g of an oxide of iron, on heating in a stream of hydrogen gas, completey converted to 1.12g of iron. Find the empirical formula of the oxide

Explanation

To find the empirical formula of the iron oxide, we will follow these steps:

### Step 1: Determine the mass of oxygen in the oxide
We start with the total mass of the iron oxide and subtract the mass of iron obtained after heating.

Given:
- Mass of iron oxide = 1.60 g
- Mass of iron produced = 1.12 g
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