Formula from DataDeriving formulae from mass, percentage or combustion data.ChemistryWorks from percentage or from mass.1Take 100 g if given percentagesPercentages become grams.2Divide each mass by its ArGives moles.3Divide all by the smallestGives the ratio.4Multiply to whole numbers×2 for .5, ×3 for .33.5Scale to Mr for molecular formulaMr ÷ empirical mass, then multiply.COMBUSTION DATAMass of CO₂ gives moles of CMass of H₂O gives moles of H (×2)Oxygen by difference from the sample massIn combustion analysis, oxygen is always found by difference — itcannot be measured directly from the products.Formula from Datalearnposters.com
Formula from Data — printable physical science wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

Formula from Data, step by step

Works from percentage or from mass.

  1. Take 100 g if given percentagesPercentages become grams.
  2. Divide each mass by its ArGives moles.
  3. Divide all by the smallestGives the ratio.
  4. Multiply to whole numbers×2 for .5, ×3 for .33.
  5. Scale to Mr for molecular formulaMr ÷ empirical mass, then multiply.

Combustion data

  • Mass of CO₂ gives moles of C
  • Mass of H₂O gives moles of H (×2)
  • Oxygen by difference from the sample mass

In combustion analysis, oxygen is always found by difference — it cannot be measured directly from the products.

Questions about the Formula from Data poster

What’s on the Formula from Data poster?
5 numbered steps, with a full worked run-through. Works from percentage or from mass. Take 100 g if given percentages — Percentages become grams.; Divide each mass by its Ar — Gives moles.; Divide all by the smallest — Gives the ratio.; Multiply to whole numbers — ×2 for .5, ×3 for .33.; Scale to Mr for molecular formula — Mr ÷ empirical mass, then multiply.. In combustion analysis, oxygen is always found by difference — it cannot be measured directly from the products.
Who is the Formula from Data poster for?
Formula from Data belongs to the Chemistry section rather than to a school year, because physical science is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning calculations can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the Formula from Data poster?
Convert to moles, divide by the smallest, clear fractions. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Formula from Data belongs on the wall where that physical science work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Formula from Data?
Atom Economy, Formula Summary and Concentration sit alongside Formula from Data in the Chemistry section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Atom EconomyFormula SummaryConcentration
Is the Formula from Data poster free to download and print?
Yes. Formula from Data downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Chemistry section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Formula from Data poster print at?
Formula from Data is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Formula from Data loses nothing.Printing guide

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