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monitta
3 years ago
15

The composition of a compound is 20.01% carbon and 79.99% oxygen by mass. what is its empirical formula?

Chemistry
1 answer:
Anni [7]3 years ago
5 0
Assume there are 100g of the compound.
Mass of carbon:20.01g
Mass of oxygen:79.99g
Number of mole of carbon:20.01/12=1.6675mol
Number of mole of oxygen:79.99/32=2.4996875mol
Mole ratio between carbon and oxygen:
1.6675/1.6675:2.4996875/1.6675
=1:1.499062969
1x2:1.499062969x2
=2:2.998125937
≈2:3
Hence, the empirical formula:
C2O3
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