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A compound X contains 63.3 percent manganese (Mn) and 36.7 percent 0 by mass. When X is he...

A compound X contains 63.3 percent manganese (Mn) and 36.7 percent 0 by mass. When X is heated, oxygen gas is evolved and a new compound Y containing 72.0 percent Mn and 28.0 percent O is formed, (a) Determine the empirical formulas of X and Y. (b) Write a balanced equation for the conversion of X to Y.

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