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weeeeeb [17]
3 years ago
10

Which formula is an empirical formula?

Chemistry
2 answers:
marta [7]3 years ago
7 0

the answer is B......

poizon [28]3 years ago
6 0
<h2>Hello!</h2>

The answer is:

The empirical formula is the option B. NH_{3}

<h2>Why?</h2>

The empirical formula of a compound is the simplest formula that can be written. On the opposite, the molecular formula involves a variant of the same compound, but it can be also simplified to an empirical formula.

MolecularFormula=n(EmpiricalFormula)

We are looking for a formula that cannot be simplified by dividing the number of molecules/atoms that conforms the compound.

Let's discard option by option in order to find which formula is an empirical formula (cannot be simplified)

A. N_{2}O_{4}

It's not an empirical formula, it's a molecular formula since it can be obtained by multiplying the empirical formula of the same compound.

N_{2}O_{4}=2(NO_{2})

B. NH_{3}

It's an empirical formula since it cannot be obtained by the multiplication of a whole number and the simplest formula. It's the simplest formula that we can find of the compound.

C. C_{3}H_{6}

It's not an empirical formula, it's a molecular formula since it can be obtained by multiplying the empirical formula of the same compound.

C_{3}H_{6}=3(CH_{2})

D. P_{4}O_{10}

It's not an empirical formula, it's a molecular formula since it can be obtained by multiplying the empirical formula of the same compound.

P_{4}O_{10}=2(P_{2}O_{5})

Hence, the empirical formula is the option B. NH_{3}

Have a nice day!

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