Chemistry A-Level
Mole ratio and simplest whole-number ratio
What Mole ratio and simplest whole-number ratio means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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Dividing each percentage by the relative atomic mass of that element gives the mole ratio, then dividing through by the smallest value gives the simplest whole-number ratio.
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