3 years ago

What is the scaling factor if the molar mass of

Chemistry

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Step2247 [10]3 years ago

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Answer:

The scaling factor is 5.

Explanation:

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In this case, since the scaling factor is defined as the ratio of the molar mass of the molecular formula (complete) to the empirical formula (simplified), it is possible to compute it for the empirical formula of CH2O whose molar mass is 30 g/mol (12+2+16) as shown below:

$sf=150/30=5$

Therefore, we can also infer that the molecular formula would be:

$C_5H_1_0O_5$

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