A 17g sample of H2O2 was decomposed to yield 1g of H2 and 16g of O2 An unknown sample containing only H and O was decomposed to
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Answer:
Explanation:
Our sample yielded 1g of
and 16g of
, but our unknown sample yielded 2 times as much
for the same amount of
.
What does this mean? that the H:O proportion for the unknown sample is twice the H:O proportion for the sample.
What is the H:O proportion for the sample? As we can see from its formula, it's 1:1, therefore the proportion for the unknown formula must be 2:1.
That means, two H atoms for every O atom. We could write that as: and you should recognize that formula, for it is one of the most common compounds on earth, Water.
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