There is only one distinct empirical formula for each compound that exists.

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This is true. The empirical formula represents the simplest whole-number ratio of atoms in a compound, and this ratio is unique for each compound. However, different compounds can have the same empirical formula (i.e. isomers) but they will have different molecular formulas.

There Is Only One Distinct Empirical Formula for Each Compound