Question

a compound contains elements X and Y in 1:4 mass ratio.if the atomic masses of X and Y are in the ratio 1:2,then its empirical formula would be:

the answer is XY2.

can u provide proper steps to solve this problem?????
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Answer 1

see the atomic mass is in the ratio 1:2

so atomic mass can be considered 2w (w is a variable)

the atomic mass is twice

for one atom is X we need 2 atoms of y.

X2Y4

XY2

Answer 2

Hey Dear,

◆ Answer -

Empirical formula of the compound will be XY2

◆ Explanation -

# Given -

Wx/Wy = 1/4

Mx/My = 1/2

# Solution -

Let nx & ny be the no of moles of X & Y respectively.

nx / ny = (Wx/Mx) / (Wy/My)

nx / ny = Wx.My / Wy.Mx

nx / ny = (Wx/Wy) / (Mx/My)

nx / ny = (1/4) / (1/2)

nx / ny = 1 / 2

As no of moles of X and Y are in the ratio 1 : 2, empirical formula of the compound will be XY2.

Hope this helped you.