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If some magnesium oxide 'smoke' escapes from the crucible during the experiment, how will this affect the calculated empirical formula?.
- A.It will result in an artificially high mass of oxygen, leading to too many oxygen atoms in the formula.
- B.It will result in an artificially low mass of magnesium, leading to too few magnesium atoms in the formula.
- C.It will result in an artificially low mass of oxygen, leading to too few oxygen atoms in the formula.
- D.It will have no effect on the calculated empirical formula.
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