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Composition of Pure Substances – AP Chem Unit 1, Topic 3

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In this video, Mr. Krug discusses how to determine the elemental composition of pure substances and how to calculate the empirical formula of a substance from mass percent data. He also shows the difference between empirical formula and molecular formula, working several examples.