Question

What is the molecular formula of a compound containing 24.27% carbon, 4.07% hydrogen and 71.65% chlorine by mass? The molar mass of the compound is 98.96 amu.

Answer 1

Answer:

carbon dioxide 24.27%.

Answer 2

Explanation:

The molar mass of carbon is 12g/mol. The molar mass of oxygen is 35.5g/mol. The moles of hydrogen, carbon and oxygen are 4.07moles, 2.02moles and 2.01moles respectively. We can write the empirical formula of the compound as CH2Cl.

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