A compound had the following % composition by mass: C= 25.4%; H=3.2%; Cl=37.5%; 0=33.9% a) Calculate the emperical formula, and also calculate the molecular formula of the same compound if the MW was found to be 190.
A compound had the following % composition by mass: C= 25.4%; H=3.2%; Cl=37.5%; 0=33.9% a) Calculate the emperical formula, and also calculate the molecular formula of the same compound if the MW was found to be 190.
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A compound had the following % composition by mass:
C= 25.4%; H=3.2%; Cl=37.5%; 0=33.9%
a) Calculate the emperical formula, and also calculate the molecular formula of the same compound if the MW was found to be 190.
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