Answer: The empirical formula is .
Explanation:
If percentage are given then we are taking total mass is 100 grams.
So, the mass of each element is equal to the percentage given.
Mass of C = 50.69 g
Mass of N= 19.71 g
Mass of H = 7.09 g
Mass of O = 22.51 g
Step 1 : convert given masses into moles.
Moles of C =
Moles of N=
Moles of H=
Moles of O =
Step 2 : For the mole ratio, divide each value of moles by the smallest number of moles calculated.
For C =
For N =
For H =
For O =
The ratio of C:N:H: O = 3:1:5:1
Hence the empirical formula is .