To accurately measure the final volume of a solution in a burette, it is important that you read of the measurement in the lower meniscus like for water and for substances like mercury you read it on the upper meniscus. This is the standard way of reading volumes in laboratory apparatus. Also, it should be that the apparatus standing vertically in a plain surface.
P1T2 = P2T1
(3.8)(36)=25P2
136.8=25P2
136.8/25=P2
P2=5.472atm
To determine the empirical formula and the molecular formula of the compound, we assume a basis of the compound of 100 g. We do as follows:
Mass Moles
K 52.10 52.10/39.10 = 1.33 1.33/1.32 ≈ 1
C 15.8 15.8/12 = 1.32 1.32/1.32 ≈ 1
O 32.1 32.1 / 16 = 2.01 2.01/1.32 ≈ 1.5
The empirical formula would most likely be KCO.
The molecular formula would be K2C2O3.
