Answer:
[tex]SF_4[/tex]
Explanation:
The first thing would be to calculate the number of moles of each element in the compound.
No of moles of sulfur (S) = mass/molar mass
= 29.68/32.065 = 0.9256
No of moles of fluorine (F) = mass/molar mass
= 70.32/18.998 = 3.7014
Then, let us find the atomic ratio of each of the element in the compound by dividing by the no of moles by the smallest no of mole:
S : F
[tex]\frac{0.9256}{0.9256}[/tex] = 1 : [tex]\frac{3.7014}{0.9256}[/tex] = 4
Therefore, the empirical formula for the compound is [tex]SF_4[/tex]
