The answer of this question is - 173 °c
Assuming that the combustion formula is
CH4 + 2O2 --> 2H2O + CO2<span>,
That means for every 1 molecule of methane(CH4) there will be one molecule of carbon dioxide(</span>CO2) produced. Methane molecular weight 16, carbon dioxide molecular weight is 44. Then the percent yield should be:
1 * (0.374/ 16) /(0.983/44)= 0.374*44/ 0.983 * 16= 104.6%
You sure the number is correct? Percent yield should not exceed 100%
In his observation, he notices that the hydrogen atom only emitted light of a fixed wavelength. He was able to discover that the electrons only orbit the nucleus of the atom at discrete orbits. When the electron ‘jumps’ from a higher to lower level orbit, it emits a wavelength. These wavelengths are unique to atoms of an element and can be used to identify them hence he led the way to the establishment of the light spectrum.
