Answer:
C8H16
Explanation:
First thing to do here is to calculate the molar mass of the compound
Mathematically;
molar mass = mass/number of moles
we can calculate the number of moles using the ideal gas equation
Mathematically;
PV = nRT
n = PV/RT
where p is the pressure at 5 atm
V is the volume at 568 ml = 568/1000 = 0.568 L
R is the molar gas constant which is 0.0821
T is the temperature which is 120+ 273 = 393k
Inserting these values into the equation, we have
n = (5 * 0.568)/(0.0821 * 393)
n = 0.088 moles
So the molar mass = 10/0.088
= 114 g/mol
Now let’s go to the percentages
C = 84.2/12 = 7.016666666666667
H = 15.8/1 = 15.8
divide by the smallest
C = 7.016666666666667/7.016666666666667 = 1
H = 15.8/7.016666666666667 = 2 approximately
The empirical formula is CH2
So for the molecular formula, we have;
(12 + 2)n = 114
14n = 114
n = 114/14 = approximately 8
So the molecular formula of the liquid will be (CH2)n = C8H16
