Question

What is the empirical formula of a molecule containing 65.5% carbon, 5.5% hydrogen, and 29.0% oxygen?

Answer 1

Answer:

C. 65.5/12 =5.4 5.4/1.8. =3. C3

H 5.5/1 =5. 5. 5.5/1.8 = 3. H3

O 29/16= 1.8. 1.8/1.8. =1. O1

Empirical formula =C3H3O1