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ivann1987 [24]
2 years ago
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What is the empirical formula of a compound with a percent composition of 22.5% Phosphorous and 77.5% Chlorine?

Chemistry
1 answer:
sashaice [31]2 years ago
4 0

Answer:

\boxed {\boxed {\sf PCl_3}}

Explanation:

We are given the percent composition: 22.5% phosphorus and 77.5% chlorine.

We can assume there are 100 grams of this compound. We choose 100 because we can simply use the percentages as the masses.

  • 22.5 g P
  • 77.5 g Cl

Next, convert these masses to moles, using the molar masses found on the Periodic Table.

  • P: 30.974 g/mol
  • Cl: 35.45 g/mol

Use the molar masses as ratios and multiply by the number of grams. 22.5 \ g \ P  * \frac {1 \ mol \ P }{30.974 \ g \ P}= \frac {22.5 \ mol \ P }{ 30.974} = 0.7264157035 \ mol \ P

77.5 \ g \ Cl  * \frac {1 \ mol \ Cl }{35.45 \ g \ Cl}= \frac {77.5 \ mol \ Cl }{ 35.45} \ =2.186177715 \ mol \ Cl

Divide both of the moles by the smallest number of moles to find the mole ratio.

\frac {0.7264157035} {0.7264157035} = 1

\frac {2.186177715}{0.7264157035}=3.009540824 \approx 3

The mole ratio is about 1 P: 3 Cl, so the empirical formula is written as:<u> PCl₃</u>

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