Empirical Formula of a Compound
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A 10.0 mg sample of a compound containing only carbon and hydrogen is burned in oxygen producing 30 mg CO2 and 16.3 mg of H2O. Using this data determine the empirical formula of this compound.
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Empirical formula has been derived on the basis of the given information.
Let the balanced chemical equation for the combustion reaction be ...
...
That is, x: y = ...
The empirical formula of the compound is ...
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Let the balanced chemical equation for the combustion reaction be
CxHy + pO2 mCO2 + nH2O
The atomic masses are: C = 12, H = 1, O = ...
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