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A compound has been shown to contain 14.5 percent hydrogen and 85.5 percent carbon by mass.

Sedaia [141]

Answer:

Option d. Its empirical formula is CH₂.

Explanation:

The percent composition of the compound allow you to calculate the empirical formula of the compound but is not enough to calculate either the molar mass or the molecular formula. So, since now you can discard options b. and c.

Telling that it is a hydrocarbon (option e.) is true but very vague compared with finding the empirical formula. So, you can also discard the option e.

The fact that the product has a triple bond cannot be concluded from the percent composition, you should find the molecular formula to assert whether it contains or not a triple bond. So, you could discard option a., which lets you only with choice d.

Let us find the empirical formula to be certain that it is CH₂.

1. First, assume a basis of 100 g of compound:

H: 14.5% × 100 g = 14.0 g

C: 85.5% × 100 g = 85.5 g

2. Divide each element by its atomic mass to find number of moles:

H: 14.0 g / 1.008 g/mol = 14.38 mol

C: 85.5 g / 12.011 g/mol = 7.12 mol

3. Divide both amounts by the smallest number, to find the mole ratio:

H: 14.38 mol / 7.12 mol ≈ 2
C: 7.12 mol / 7.12 mol = 1.

Hence, the ratio is 2:1 and the empirical formula is CH₂.

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A solution of HNO3 has a [H+] concentration of 0.001 M. What is the pH of point

Citrus2011 [14]

Answer:

3

Explanation:

pH=-log(H+)

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2 years ago

Metals react with oxygen to give oxides with the general formula MxOy. What is a balanced chemical equation for the reaction of

katovenus [111]

Answer: $4Fe+3O_2\rightarrow 2Fe_2O_3$

Explanation:

For formation of a neutral ionic compound, the charges on cation and anion must be balanced. The cation is formed by loss of electrons by metals and anions are formed by gain of electrons by non metals.

Here iron is having an oxidation state of +3 called as $Fe^{3+}$ cation and oxide $O^{2-}$ is an anion with oxidation state of -2. Thus they combine and their oxidation states are exchanged and written in simplest whole number ratios to give neutral $Fe_2O_3$ .

According to the law of conservation of mass, mass can neither be created nor be destroyed. Thus the mass of products has to be equal to the mass of reactants. The number of atoms of each element has to be same on reactant and product side. Thus chemical equations are balanced.

$2Fe+3O_2\rightarrow 2Fe_2O_3$