To find the correct formula, look at the name of the
compound.
Sulfate means it contains a sulfate group
(SO4^-2). Because the compound must be charge neutral there has to be an equal number of
positive charges to equal the -2 of the sulfate
group.
Hydrogen has a charge of +1 and potassium also has a
charge of +1 because both are group one elements on the periodic
table.
So the correct formula is:
KHSO4
To find formula mass, get the mass of each element
from your periodic table and multiply that mass by the number of atoms in the
formula.
for KHSO4:
K =
39.098
H = 1.008
S =
32.06
O = 16 * 4 = 64
Total
mass = 39.098 + 1.008 + 32.06 + 64 = 136.166
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