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A 2.250 g sample of a dicarboxylic acid was burned in an excess of oxygen and yielded 4.548 g CO2 and 1.629 g H2O In a separate experiment, the molecular mass of the acid was found to be 174 g/mol. From these data, what is the structural formula of this acid?

A 2.250 g sample of a dicarboxylic acid was burned in an excess of oxygen and yielded 4.548 g CO2 and 1.629 g H2O In a separate experiment, the molecular mass of the acid was found to be 174 g/mol. From these data, what is the structural formula of this acid?

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18 H. Periodic Table of the Elements Не Hydrogen 1008 Helium 4.003 2 13 14 15 16 17 4 10 Ne Number 6 Li Ве F 2 Lithium 6.941 Berylum 9.012 Symbol Boron 10.811 Carbon 12.011 Nitrogen 14.007 Onygen 15.999 Fluorine 18.998 Neon 20.180 Name 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Mg CI Mass Na Al Si Ar 3. Magnesum 24.305 Sodium Aluminum 26.982 Silicon 28.086 Phosphorus 30.974 Sulfur 32.066 Chlorine 22.990 Argon 39.948 35.453 4. 6 10 11 12 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 31 32 33 34 35 36 29 Cu 30 K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Žn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr 4 Potassium 39.098 Calclum 40.078 Bromila 79.904 Scandium Titanium 47.867 Vanadium 50.942 Chromium S1.996 Selenium 78.971 Gallum Germanium Manganese 54.938 Arsenic 74.922 Krypton 83.798 Iron Cobalt 58.933 Nickel 58.693 Copper 63.546 Zine 44.956 55.845 65.38 69.723 72.631 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 Tc 48 49 50 51 52 Te 44 45 46 47 53 54 5Rb Sr Y. Zr Nb Мо Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Xe Rubidium 85.468 Strontium 87.62 Indium 114.818 Tin 118.711 Yttrium Zirconium Nioblum 92.906 Molybdenum 95.95 Technetium 98.907 Ruthenium 101.07 Rhodium 102.906 Paladium 106.42 Silvr 107.868 lodine 126.904 Cadmium Antimony 121.760 Tellurium 127.6 Xenon 88.906 91.224 112.414 131.293 55 56 57-71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 85 86 "Pb 84 Cs Ва Hf Та Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg TI Bi Po At Rn Cesium 132.905 Barlum 137.328 Hafnium 178.49 Tantalum 180.948 Tungsten 183.84 Iridium 192.217 Platinum 195.085 Gold 196.967 Mercury 200.592 Polonium (208.982) Astatine 209.987 Rhenium Osmium 190.23 Thallium 204.383 Lead 207.2 Bismuth 208.980 Radon 222.018 186.207 115 Mc 87 88 89-103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 116 117 118 Fr Ra Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Ds Rg Cn Nh FI Lv "Ts 0g 7 Francium 223.020 Rutherfordium [261) Dubnium (262) Seaborum [266) Bohrium [264) Hassium 269) Mejtnerium (278) Darmstadtium (201) Roentgum (280) Copernicium (2es) Tennessine [294] Nihonium Radium 226.025 (286) [206] Flerovlum [289) Moscovium [289) Livermorium [293] Oganeo [294] 61 62 63 64 65 66 70 58 Се 59 60 67 68 69 57 La 71 Lanthanide Series Pr Praseodymlum 140.908 Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Но Tm Yb Lu Er Neodymlum 144.243 Promethium 144.913 Samarlum 150.36 Europlum 151.964 Gadolinium 157.25 Terblum 158.925 Dysprotium 162.500 Holmium 164.930 Thulium 168.934 Ytterblum 173.055 Lutetium 174.967 Lanthanum Cerium 140.116 Erbium 138.905 167.259 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 Actinide Series 89 Ac Th Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Md No 103 Lr Pa Fm Uranium 238.029 Neptullum 237.048 Plutonlum 244.064 Americium 243.061 Californium 251.080 Einsteinjum [254) Curium Actinium 227.028 Berkelium 247.070 Nobelium 259.101 Lawrencium [262] Thorium Protactinium 231.036 247.070 Fermium 257.095 Mendelevlum 258.1 232.038 Alkali Metal Alkaline Transition Earth Basic Metal Noble Gas Metalloid Nonmetal Halogen Lanthanide Actinide Metal
Transcribed Image Text:18 H. Periodic Table of the Elements Не Hydrogen 1008 Helium 4.003 2 13 14 15 16 17 4 10 Ne Number 6 Li Ве F 2 Lithium 6.941 Berylum 9.012 Symbol Boron 10.811 Carbon 12.011 Nitrogen 14.007 Onygen 15.999 Fluorine 18.998 Neon 20.180 Name 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Mg CI Mass Na Al Si Ar 3. Magnesum 24.305 Sodium Aluminum 26.982 Silicon 28.086 Phosphorus 30.974 Sulfur 32.066 Chlorine 22.990 Argon 39.948 35.453 4. 6 10 11 12 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 31 32 33 34 35 36 29 Cu 30 K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Žn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr 4 Potassium 39.098 Calclum 40.078 Bromila 79.904 Scandium Titanium 47.867 Vanadium 50.942 Chromium S1.996 Selenium 78.971 Gallum Germanium Manganese 54.938 Arsenic 74.922 Krypton 83.798 Iron Cobalt 58.933 Nickel 58.693 Copper 63.546 Zine 44.956 55.845 65.38 69.723 72.631 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 Tc 48 49 50 51 52 Te 44 45 46 47 53 54 5Rb Sr Y. Zr Nb Мо Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Xe Rubidium 85.468 Strontium 87.62 Indium 114.818 Tin 118.711 Yttrium Zirconium Nioblum 92.906 Molybdenum 95.95 Technetium 98.907 Ruthenium 101.07 Rhodium 102.906 Paladium 106.42 Silvr 107.868 lodine 126.904 Cadmium Antimony 121.760 Tellurium 127.6 Xenon 88.906 91.224 112.414 131.293 55 56 57-71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 85 86 "Pb 84 Cs Ва Hf Та Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg TI Bi Po At Rn Cesium 132.905 Barlum 137.328 Hafnium 178.49 Tantalum 180.948 Tungsten 183.84 Iridium 192.217 Platinum 195.085 Gold 196.967 Mercury 200.592 Polonium (208.982) Astatine 209.987 Rhenium Osmium 190.23 Thallium 204.383 Lead 207.2 Bismuth 208.980 Radon 222.018 186.207 115 Mc 87 88 89-103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 116 117 118 Fr Ra Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Ds Rg Cn Nh FI Lv "Ts 0g 7 Francium 223.020 Rutherfordium [261) Dubnium (262) Seaborum [266) Bohrium [264) Hassium 269) Mejtnerium (278) Darmstadtium (201) Roentgum (280) Copernicium (2es) Tennessine [294] Nihonium Radium 226.025 (286) [206] Flerovlum [289) Moscovium [289) Livermorium [293] Oganeo [294] 61 62 63 64 65 66 70 58 Се 59 60 67 68 69 57 La 71 Lanthanide Series Pr Praseodymlum 140.908 Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Но Tm Yb Lu Er Neodymlum 144.243 Promethium 144.913 Samarlum 150.36 Europlum 151.964 Gadolinium 157.25 Terblum 158.925 Dysprotium 162.500 Holmium 164.930 Thulium 168.934 Ytterblum 173.055 Lutetium 174.967 Lanthanum Cerium 140.116 Erbium 138.905 167.259 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 Actinide Series 89 Ac Th Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Md No 103 Lr Pa Fm Uranium 238.029 Neptullum 237.048 Plutonlum 244.064 Americium 243.061 Californium 251.080 Einsteinjum [254) Curium Actinium 227.028 Berkelium 247.070 Nobelium 259.101 Lawrencium [262] Thorium Protactinium 231.036 247.070 Fermium 257.095 Mendelevlum 258.1 232.038 Alkali Metal Alkaline Transition Earth Basic Metal Noble Gas Metalloid Nonmetal Halogen Lanthanide Actinide Metal
A 2.250 g sample of a dicarboxylic acid was burned in an excess of oxygen and yielded 4.548 g CO2 and 1.629 g H20 In a separate experiment, the molecular mass of the acid was found to be 174 g/mol. From these data, what is the structural formula of this acid?
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