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aliya0001 [1]
4 years ago
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Analysis of skunk spray yields a molecule with 44.77% c, 7.46% h and 47.76% s by mass. what is the empirical formula for this mo

lecule found in the spray of skunks that scientists think is partly responsible for the strong odor?
Chemistry
1 answer:
stiv31 [10]4 years ago
4 0
Suppose we have 100 gr of the substance. Then by weight, it would contain 44.77 gr of C, 7.46 gr of H and 47.76 gr of S. We need to look up the atomic weights of these atoms; M_H=1, M_C=12, M_S=32. The following formula holds (where n are the moles of the substance, M its molecular mass and m its mass): n=m/M. Substituting the known quantities for each element, we get that the substance has 3.73 moles of C, 7.46 moles of H and 1.49 moles of S. In the empirical formula for the molecule, all atoms appear an integer amout of times. Hence, for every mole of Sulfur, we have 2.5 moles of C and 5 moles of H (by taking the moles ratios). Thus, for every 2 moles of sulfur, we have 5 moles of C and 10 moles of H. Now that all the coefficients are integer, we have arrived at an empirical formula for the skunk spray agent: C_5H_{10}S_2
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