Answer to Question #62788 in General Chemistry for Lauren

Question

Problem 8.106

The compound chloral hydrate, known in detective stories as knockout drops, is composed of 14.52% C, 1.83% H, 64.30% Cl, and 19.35% O by mass and has a molar mass of 165.4 g/mol.

1)What is the empirical formula of this substance?

2)What is the molecular formula of this substance?

Answer 1

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