Answer to Question #113522 in General Chemistry for Mohammed Al-fatlawi

Question #113522

Naphthalene, (mothballs) consists of 93.7% carbon and 6.3% hydrogen by mass. Naphthalene has a molar mass of 128g mol L-1. Determine its molecular formula.

Expert's answer

128 x 0.063 = 8.064.

128 x 0.937 = 119.936

119.936/12 = 10.

C₁₀H₈

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