From the chemical formula the total mass of the compound can be determined. The mass of the 1 mole of the compound is its molar mass. The atom by which the molecule is generated, the mass of these atoms are expressed in terms of amu or atomic unit mass, but after formation of a molecule in a particular ratio the mass of each of the atom becomes the total molecular weight of the generated molecule. In this case the molecule posses three atoms X, Y and Z which are in a ratio of 2:2:7. Thus the chemical formula of the compound can be written as
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So the total mass of the compound in amu is {(2×47)+(2×42)+(7×16)} = {94+84+112}=290 amu.
Thus 1 mole of the compound contains 290 amu or 290 g by mass.
Henceforth 20 gram of the compound is equivalent to (20/290) = 0.068 mole.
Answer:
C4H9O2
Explanation:
there are 4 carbons, 9 hydrogens and 2 oxygens
The average atomic weight is, from the name itself, the average weight of all its naturally occurring isotopes. All you have to do is multiple the abundance of each isotope with its individual mass, then add them altogether.
Mass = (0.10*55)+(0.15*56)+(.75*57)
<em>Mass = 56.65 amu</em>
Increasing temperatures in a reaction increases the kinetic energy of the reactant molecules. This causes them to move fast and hence collide with a higher frequency. The higher the rate of collision between the molecules, the faster the reaction.