The empirical formula of the compound with the percent composition C 18.1%, H 2.27%, Cl 79.8% is C₂H₃Cl₃.
<h3>What is an empirical formula?</h3>
It is the minimum ratio between the elements that form a compound.
- Step 1: Divide each percentage by the molar mass of the element.
C: 18.1/12.01 = 1.51
H: 2.27/1.01 = 2.25
Cl: 79.8/35.45 = 2.25
- Step 2: Divide all the numbers by the smallest one.
C; 1.51/1.51 = 1
H: 2.25/1.51 ≈ 1.5
Cl: 2.25/1.51 ≈ 1.5
- Step 3: Multiply all the numbers by 2 so all of them are whole.
C: 1 × 2 = 2
H: 1.5 × 2 = 3
Cl: 1.5 × 2 = 3
The empirical formula is C₂H₃Cl₃.
The empirical formula of the compound with the percent composition C 18.1%, H 2.27%, Cl 79.8% is C₂H₃Cl₃.
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Explanation:
the molar mass of a compound can be caucaleted by adding the standar atomic masses.
Answer: Strictly a laboratory analysis and can only be done using the data obtained during analysis
Explanation:
To find a solution to this problem, you need to use the data collected during the lab work. A guide could be finding the possible forms of hydrated copper chlorides in reference books. Since it's also a lab work, you can definitely compare your data with lab mates.
The formula CuxCly.zH₂O and its name chloride hydrate already gives you an idea of the possibilities of the value of the integers, hence you can take a good guess for the identity of the unknown salt and calculate the theoretical formular weight for it. From the that you can proceed to also find the mass of water and copper from your lab analysis.
As I understand from your question, we should synthesize nickel sulfate first from nickel (II) oxide and sulfuric acid and second from nickel carbonate and sulfuric acid.
The chemical reactions will look like this:
NiO (s) + H₂SO₄ (aq) → NiSO₄ (aq) + H₂O (l)
NiCO₃ (aq)* + H₂SO₄ → NiSO₄ (aq) + H₂CO₃ (aq)
but carbonic acid will decompose to carbon dioxide and water
H₂CO₃ (aq) → CO₂ (g) + H₂O (l)
(*) NiCO₃ has a poor solubility in water, but enough to start the reaction.
