Question

Certain compound contains 7.3% carbon, 4.5% hydrogen, 36.4% oxygen, and 31.8% nitrogen. It’s reality molecular mass is 176.0. Find its empirical and molecular formula

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Data

carbon        7.3%          =     7.3g

hydrogen    4.5%         =      4.5g

oxygen       36.4%         =     36.4 g

nitrogen     31.8%         =     31.8 g

Now

For carbon

                    12 g --------------------1 mol

                    7.3 g     -------------     x

                       x = 7.3/12 = 0.608 mol

For hydrogen

                 1 g   --------------------  1 mol

                 4.5 g  ------------------    x

                   x = 4.5 mol

For oxygen

             16 g ------------------- 1 mol

             36.4 g ----------------    x

             x = 2.28 mol

For nitrogen

              14 g   ----------------   1 mol

              31.8 g ---------------    x

             x = 2.27 mol

Now divide by the lowest result, the is 0.608 from carbon

carbon              0.608/0.608 = 1

hydrogen           4.5/ 0.608 = 7.4

oxygen              2.28/0.608 = 3.75

nitrogen             2.27/0.608 = 3.73

Empirical formula = CH₇O₄N₄