Answer to Question #165634 in General Chemistry for Maddy Brown

Question #165634

Give the empirical formula of each of the following compounds if a sample contains the following quantities of each element.


(A) 0.0334 mol C, 0.1000 mol H, and 0.0167 mol O


(I have tried C2H3O and it was incorrect)


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Expert's answer
2021-02-25T03:12:45-0500

(a) 0.0334 mol C, 0.1000 mol H and 0.0167 mol O

C = "\\dfrac{0.0334}{0.1000}=0.334"

H = "\\dfrac{0.1000}{0.1000}=1"

O = "\\dfrac{0.0167}{0.1000}=0.167"

Multiplying by suitable integer 6

"C=0.334\\times6=2.004\\approx2"

"H=1\\times6=6"

"O=0.167\\times6=1.002\\approx1"

Empirical Formula "=C_2H_6O"


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