Baking soda is a fine powder because when you touch it the baking soda is very soft
A general equation for a combustion reaction would be expressed as follows:
CxHy + (x+y/2)O2 = xCO2 + y/2H2O
Propane would obviously would only have carbon and hydrogen in its structure. Assuming a complete combustion, all of the carbon atoms would go to carbon dioxide and all of the hydrogen atoms to water. To determine the empirical, we determine the number of carbon and hydrogen atoms present.
moles C = 2.461 g CO2 ( 1 mol / 44.01 g ) ( 1 mol C / 1 mol CO2 ) = 0.06 mol C
moles H = 1.442 g H2O ( 1 mol / 18.02 g ) ( 2 mol H / 1 mol H ) = 0.16 mol H
Then, we divide the smallest amount to the each mole of the atoms. We do as follows:
C = 0.06 / 0.06 = 1
H = 0.16 / 0.06 = 2.67
Then we multiply a number in order to obtain a whole number ratio between the atoms.
1 CH2.67
2 C2H5.34
3 C3H8 <-------- empirical formula
primarily ionic include = sodium iodide( NaI) , calcium chloride ( CaCl2)
primarily covalent include - Ammonia (NH3) , Methane ( CH4) and
Glucose (C6H12O6)
Explanation
ionic bond is formed when there is complete transfer of electron between atoms. It occur between metal which donate electrons and a non metal which accept electrons.
for example in formation of CaCl2, ca donate 2 electron to 2 Cl atom, while 2 Cl atom accept the 2 electrons to form ionic bond.
Covalent bond is formed when two or more non metal form bond by sharing electrons pairs.
For example in NH3 3 pairs of electron are shared. to form covalent bond.
