Mole ConceptHard
Question
64 g of an organic compound has 24 g carbon and 8 g hydrogen and the rest is oxygen. The empirical formula of the compound is
Options
A.CH4O
B.CH2O
C.C2H4O
D.None
Solution
C H O
mass 24 8 32
moles
ratio 2 8 2
Simple integer ratio 1 4 1
Hence empirical formula is CH4O
mass 24 8 32
moles
ratio 2 8 2
Simple integer ratio 1 4 1
Hence empirical formula is CH4O
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