| Elements | Symbol | % by mass | Atomic Mass | % by mass/atomic mass | simple ratio | simple whole number ratio |
| Iron | Fe | 69.9 | 55.85 | 69.9/55.85 = 1.25 | 1.25/1.25=1(divide by smaller number of privious coloumn) | 2(multiply by 2 to change in whole number ) |
| Oxygen | O | 30.1 | 16.00 | 30.1/16.00 =1.88 | 1.88/1.25=1.5 | 3 |
Empirical formula mass of Fe2O3 = 159.7
Molar mass of Fe2O3 = 159.69
So n = 1
Or empirical formula is same as molecular formula