A dead alkaline battery is found to contain a compound on manganese and oxygen. The
compound's percent composition is 70.0% manganese and 30.0% oxygen. What is the
empirical formula?

ca has a crystalline lattice with positive ions (since it is a metal, metals are positively charged) and electrons flow freely in its structure since the ca atoms have a large nuclear radius so the electrons are not tightly held, therefore the electrons can flow freely since they are not being highly attracted by the nucleus. moreover, one of the properties of metals are that they are conductors of electricity, thus proving ca is the element.