One of the examples in Cannizzaro's influential paper on the subject presented chemical analyses of two compounds of copper and chlorine. Compound A was 36.04% chlorine and 63.96% copper by mass. Compound B was 52.98% chlorine and 47.02% copper by mass.
1) How much chlorine is there for every 100.0 g of copper in compound A? In compound B? Is there a simple relationship between these two quantities? If so, what is it?
2) Use a modern table of atomic weights to determine the empirical formulas of these two compounds.
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