a compound contains 25% of carbon and 75% of oxygen. Find it's Emtherical formula.
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A compound contains 75% carbon and 25% hydrogen by mass. What is the empirical formula for this compound ?
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Carbon (C) ≈ 12 a.m.u (g/mol)
Hydrogen (H) ≈ 1 a.m.u (g/mol)
We use the amount in grams (mass ratio) based on the composition of the elements, see: (in 100g solution)
C: 75 % = 75 g
H: 25 % = 25 g
The values (in g) will be converted into quantity of substance (number of mols), dividing by molecular weight (g / mol) each of the values, we will see:
We realize that the values found above are not integers, so we divide these values by the smallest of them, so that the proportion does not change, let us see:
Thus, the minimum or empirical formula found for the compound will be:
Answer:
CH4 (Methane)
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