Answer:
B. The number of atoms in a molecular formula is always greater than the number of atoms in an empirical formula.
Explanation:
It is not always true that the number of atoms in a molecular formula is always greater than the number of atoms in an empirical formula.
The chemical formulae of a compound are of two main types;
- The empirical formula is that which expresses the composition of a compound in the simplest whole number ratio.
- The molecular formula shows the actual ratio of the atoms in a compound.
Sometimes the number of atoms in the molecular and empirical formula can be the same.
Also, the number of atoms in the molecular formula is always greater than that of the empirical formula when they are not the same.
Answer:
Please find the answer to the question below
Explanation:
In chemistry, the following mathematical formula is used to calculate the number of moles contained by a substance:
mole = mass of substance (g)/molar mass of substance (g/mol)
Molar mass of salicylic acid (C7H6O3) = 12(7) + 1(6) + 16(3)
= 84 + 6 + 48
= 138g/mol
Mass = 5.50grams
mole = 5.5/138
mole = 0.039
Approximately, the number of moles of 5.5grams of salicylic acid is 0.04moles. This is in accordance with the mole value (0.04) given in this question.
The masses are always equal. Since matter can not be created nor destroyed, you will have the same amount of mass as you did before the reaction as you do after.
