In a combustion of a hydrocarbon compound, 2 reactions are happening per element:
C + O₂ → CO₂
2 H + 1/2 O₂ → H₂O
Thus, we can determine the amount of C and H from the masses of CO₂ and H₂O produced, respectively.
1.) Compute for the amount of C in the compound. The data you need to know are the following:
Molar mass of C = 12 g/mol
Molar mass of CO₂ = 44 g/mol
Solution:
0.5008 g CO₂*(1 mol CO₂/ 44 g)*(1 mol C/1 mol CO₂) = 0.01138 mol C
0.01138 mol C*(12 g/mol) = 0.13658 g C
Compute for the amount of H in the compound. The data you need to know are the following:
Molar mass of H = 1 g/mol
Molar mass of H₂O = 18 g/mol
Solution:
0.1282 g H₂O*(1 mol H₂O/ 18 g)*(2 mol H/1 mol H₂O) = 0.014244 mol H
0.014244 mol H*(1 g/mol) = 0.014244 g H
The percent composition of pure hydrocarbon would be:
Percent composition = (Mass of C + Mass of H)/(Mass of sample) * 100
Percent composition = (0.13658 g + 0.014244 g)/(<span>0.1510 g) * 100
</span>Percent composition = 99.88%
2. The empirical formula is determined by finding the ratio of the elements. From #1, the amounts of moles is:
Amount of C = 0.01138 mol
Amount of H = 0.014244 mol
Divide the least number between the two to each of their individual amounts:
C = 0.01138/0.01138 = 1
H = 0.014244/0.01138 = 1.25
The ratio should be a whole number. So, you multiple 4 to each of the ratios:
C = 1*4 = 4
H = 1.25*4 = 5
Thus, the empirical formula of the hydrocarbon is C₄H₅.
3. The molar mass of the empirical formula is
Molar mass = 4(12 g/mol) + 5(1 g/mol) = 53 g/mol
Divide this from the given molecular weight of 106 g/mol
106 g/mol / 53 g/mol = 2
Thus, you need to multiply 2 to the subscripts of the empirical formula.
Molecular Formula = C₈H₁₀
Calcium carbide is a covalent compound.
Answer:- Formula of the hydrate is 
and it's name is Iron(III)sulfate pentahydrate.
Solution:- As per the given information, there is 18.4% water in the hydrate. If we assume the mass of the hydrate as 100 grams then there would be 18.4 grams of water and 81.6 grams of Iron(III)sulfate present in the hydrate.
Molar mass for Iron(III)sulfate is 399.88 gram per mol and the molar mass for water is 18.02 gram per mol.
We will calculate the moles of Iron(III)sulfate and water present in the compound on dividing their grams by their molar masses as:
= 
= 
Now, the next step is to calculate the mol ratio and for this we divide the moles of each by the least one of them means whose moles are less. Here, the moles of Iron(III)sulfate are less than moles of water. So, we divide the moles of each by 0.204.
= 1
= 5
There is 1:5 mol ratio between Iron(III)sulfate and water. So, the formula of the hydrate is and the name of the hydrate is Iron(III)sulfate pentahydrate.
