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Solution: What are the empirical formulas of the compounds
Chapter 3, Problem 50P(choose chapter or problem)
What are the empirical formulas of the compounds with the following compositions? (a) 40.1 percent \(\mathrm{C}\), 6.6 percent \(\mathrm{H}\), 53.3 percent \(\mathrm{O}\), (b) 18.4 percent \(\mathrm{C}\), 21.5 percent \(\mathrm{N}\), 60.1 percent \(\mathrm{K}\).
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QUESTION:
What are the empirical formulas of the compounds with the following compositions? (a) 40.1 percent \(\mathrm{C}\), 6.6 percent \(\mathrm{H}\), 53.3 percent \(\mathrm{O}\), (b) 18.4 percent \(\mathrm{C}\), 21.5 percent \(\mathrm{N}\), 60.1 percent \(\mathrm{K}\).
ANSWER:Step 1 of 3
Here, we are going to determine the empirical formula of the following compositions.
Empirical formula represents the relative number of atoms of each element of the compound.
(a) 40.1 percent C, 6.6 percent H, 53.3 percent O