Answer:
Solid phosphorus reacts with gaseous oxygen to produce solid diphosphorus pentaoxide. ... Methanol burns in oxygen to produce carbon dioxide gas and water vapor.
Explanation:
Solid phosphorus reacts with gaseous oxygen to produce solid diphosphorus pentaoxide. ... Methanol burns in oxygen to produce carbon dioxide gas and water vapor.
To find the empirical formula you would first need to find the moles of each element:
58.8g/ 12.0g = 4.9 mol C
9.9g/ 1.0g = 9.9 mol H
31.4g/ 16.0g = 1.96 O
Then you divide by the smallest number of moles of each:
4.9/1.96 = 2.5
9.9/1.96 = 6
1.96/1.96 = 1
Since there is 2.5, you find the least number that makes each moles a whole number which is 2.
So the empirical formula is C5H12O2.
