A pure sample of compound is found to contain 2.04g of Sodium, 2.65×10²² atoms of carbon and 1.32 mole of oxygen atoms. Determine the empirical formula of the compound.
Answers
Answer:-
Empirical formula of the compound
is Na₂CO₃ .
Explanation:-
• Molar mass of Sodium (Na) = 23g/mol
• Molar mass of Carbon (C) = 12g/mol
• Molar mass of Oxygen (O) = 16g/mol
• Avogadro Number = 6.022×10²³
Number of moles in 2.04g of Na :-
= Given Mass/Molar mass
= 2.04/23
= 0.887 mole
Number of moles in 2.65×10²² atoms
of C :-
= No of atoms/Avogadro Number
= 2.65×10²²/6.022×10²³
= 0.044 mole
Number of moles of O atoms = 0.132
Thus, the atomic ratio Na : C : O is :-
= 0.0887 : 0.044 : 0.132
• Least value = 0.044
Now, let's divide each value by the least value:-
0.0887/0.044 : 0.044/0.044 : 0.132/0.044
= 2 : 1 : 3
Hence, empirical formula is Na₂CO₃ .
Answer:
Given,
2.04g of Na present in a sample.
Number of moles of sodium present in 2.04 g of Na = 2.04/23= 0.088
2.65 × 10^22 atoms of C present.
So, number of moles of C present in the compound
= (2.65 × 10^22 )/ (6.023 × 10^23 )
= 0.044
And 0.132 mole of oxygen
So, Carbon: Sodium: Oxygen= 1:2:3
Thus, the compound is C1N2O3 (and the molar mass of the compound= 12+46+48=106 as given).