Empirical formula is the simplest ratio of whole numbers of components in a compound
calculating for 100 g of compound
C H O
mass 64.27 g 7.19 g 28.54 g
number of moles 64.27 g / 12 g/mol 7.19 g/1 g/mol 28.54 g / 16 g/mol
= 5.356 mol = 7.19 mol = 1.784 mol
divide by least number of moles
5.356 / 1.784 7.19 / 1.784 1.784 / 1.784
= 3.002 4.03 = 1.000
rounded off to nearest whole number
C - 3
H - 4
O - 1
empirical formula - C₃H₄O
mass of empirical formula = 12 g/mol x 3 + 1 g/mol x 4 + 16 g/mol x 1 = 56 g
molecular mass = 168.19 g/mol
molecular formula is the actual ratio of elements making up the compound
number of empirical units = molar mass of molecule / empirical mass
empirical units = 168.19 g/mol / 56 g = 3.00
there are 3 empirical units making up the molecular formula
molecular formula = 3 x C₃H₄O
molecular formula = C₉H₁₂O₃
Answer:
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Explanation:
A plant extract is a mixture because it contains different substances: acetone or ethanol, chlorophylls A and B, carotene and xanthophylls.
It is homogeneous because it is a solution. There is only one phase: the liquid phase. You cannot see the pigments as separate phases.
You can separate the pigments by paper, thin layer, or column chromatography.
Many schools use paper chromatography, because paper is cheap.
As the mixture of pigments follows the solvent up the paper, they separate into different coloured bands according to their attractive forces to the cellulose in the paper.
The chlorophylls are strongly attracted to the paper, so they don't travel very far.
The nonpolar carotene molecules have little attraction to the polar cellulose, so they are carried along by the solvent front.
CO is not an element because CO is a Compound. Elements contain One capital and one lowercase letter. While Compounds contain two or more capital letters.
The answer is that compounds are formed when elements are joined and held together by strong forces called chemical bonds.Covalent bonds share electrons between atoms in order to fill their electron shells. In the compound, molecules are held together by the attraction between the nucleus and the shared electrons. (I got this from the internet so credits to the internet)
