Nitrogen monoxide has 1 oxygen atom and
Nitrogen dioxide has 2 oxygen atoms
We have been given the condition that carbon makes up 35%
of the mass of the substance and the rest is made up of oxygen. With this, it
can be concluded that 65% of the substance is made up of oxygen. If we let x be
the mass of oxygen in the substance, the operation that would best represent
the scenario is,
<span> x = (0.65)(5.5 g)</span>
<span> <em> </em><span><em>x =
3.575 g</em></span></span>
Answer:
In order to find the molecular formula from an empirical formula you must find the ratio of their molecular masses.
We know that the molecular mass of the molecule is 70
gmol-1
. We can calculate the molar mass of
CH2
from the periodic table:
C=12.01
gmol−1
H=1.01
gmol−1
CH2 =14.03
gmol−1
Hence we can find the ratio:
14.03
70
≈
0.2
