Iron can form three different oxides, FeO, Fe2O3 and Fe3O4. A sample of iron oxide was analyzed and was found to contain 69.943% iron with the rest of the mass from oxygen. Determine the empirical formula to determine the identity of the iron oxide

the old alchemists made significant contributions to science even though there starting premises were off a bit. their conclusions after failure would steer them into better directions for investigation. science is no more than close observation and the initial mistakes result in rethinking and retrying experiments.

if you're asking what comes out, it's steam.

they are called fossil fuels