Combustion of terephthalic acid empirical formula
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Terephthalic acid is an important chemical used in the manufacture of polyesters and plasticizers. It contains only C, H, and O. Combustion of 19.81 mg terephthalic acid produces 41.98 mg CO2 and 6.45 mg H2O. If 0.250 mole of terephthalic acid has a mass of 41.5 g, determine the molecular formula for terephthalic acid
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Terephthalic acid. ... Combustion of 19.81 mg of terephthalic acid produced 40.43 mL of carbon dioxide and 15.13 mL of water vapor at 78.90 cm Hg and 263 degrees celcius. The molar mass of terephthalic acidis 166 g/mol.
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