A 170.00 g sample of an unidentified compound contains 29.84 g sodium, 67.49 g chromium, and 72.67 g oxygen. What is the compound's empirical formula? A 60.00 g sample of tetraethyl lead, a gasoline additive, is found to contain 38.43 g lead, 17.83 g carbon, and 3.74 g hydrogen. Find its empirical formula.

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Problem 160IL: When analyzed, an unknown compound gave these experimental results: C, 54.0%; h, 6.00%; and O,...
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1mol Na
36.5 g Na
- 1.59 mol Na +0.79 mol →2 Na
23 g Na
1 molS
|= 0.79 mol S+ 0.79 mol → 1S
32 g S
25.4 g S
NazSO3
1 mol O
= 2.38 molO + 0.79 mol → 30
16 go
38.1gO
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THE ONE ABOVE
A 170.00 g sample of an unidentified compound contains 29.84 g sodium, 67.49 g
chromium, and 72.67 g oxygen. What is the compound's empirical formula?
A 60.00 g sample of tetraethyl lead, a gasoline additive, is found to contain 38.43
g lead, 17.83 g carbon, and 3.74 g hydrogen. Find its empirical formula.
Transcribed Image Text:1mol Na 36.5 g Na - 1.59 mol Na +0.79 mol →2 Na 23 g Na 1 molS |= 0.79 mol S+ 0.79 mol → 1S 32 g S 25.4 g S NazSO3 1 mol O = 2.38 molO + 0.79 mol → 30 16 go 38.1gO DO THE GIVEN QUESTIONS LIKE THE ONE ABOVE A 170.00 g sample of an unidentified compound contains 29.84 g sodium, 67.49 g chromium, and 72.67 g oxygen. What is the compound's empirical formula? A 60.00 g sample of tetraethyl lead, a gasoline additive, is found to contain 38.43 g lead, 17.83 g carbon, and 3.74 g hydrogen. Find its empirical formula.
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