Question

Arginine is one of the amino acids; it is used in the biosynthesis of proteins. Analysis revealed that a sample of arginine was 41.368 % carbon, 8.101% hydrogen, 32.162 % nitrogen and 18.369% oxygen. What is the empirical formula of arginine?

Answer 1

The empirical formula of arginine is C3H7N2O2.

What is the empirical formula of arginine?

Now we know that the empirical formula is the formula that shows the ratio of the atoms present in the compound.

Now we know that;

C - 41.368/12    H -  8.101/1     N -  32.162/14    O - 18.369/16

C - 3.445           H -  8.101      N - 2.297           O - 1.148

Dividing through by the lowest ratio;

C - 3.445/1.148    H -  8.101/1.148    N - 2.297/1.148   O - 1.148/1.148

C - 3                   H - 7                     N - 2                   O - 2

C3H7N2O2

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