Question

molecular formula of glucose is C6H12O6 . What is its empirical formula?

Answer 1

empirical formula of glucose is C6H12O6.


In chemistry, the empirical formula of a chemical compound is the simplest ratio of atoms present in a compound( which should be a +ve integer. A simple example of this concept is that the empirical formula of sulfur monoxide, or SO, would simply be SO, as is the empirical formula of disulfur dioxide, S2O2

Answer 2

molecular formula = n× empirical formula
C6H12O6=6×empirical formula.....[n=6]
empirical formula=C6H12O6/6
empirical formula =CH2O

thrfr, empirical formula of glucose is CH2O