A friend asks you to help her find the percent composition by mass of ethane (C,H). She says that she's been getting a percent composition of 33.33% C and 66.67% H. Do you agree with her? Why or why not?

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A friend asks you to help her find the percent
composition by mass of ethane (C,H). She says
that she's been getting a percent composition of
33.33% C and 66.67% H. Do you agree with
her? Why or why not?
O No, because the empirical formula cannot be
calculated from the molecular formula.
O Yes, because reducing the subscripts gives a
1:3 ratio of carbon to hydrogen.
Yes, because you must use the empirical
formula to find percent by mass.
No, because you need to use the mass of the
whole molecule to find percent composition.
Transcribed Image Text:A friend asks you to help her find the percent composition by mass of ethane (C,H). She says that she's been getting a percent composition of 33.33% C and 66.67% H. Do you agree with her? Why or why not? O No, because the empirical formula cannot be calculated from the molecular formula. O Yes, because reducing the subscripts gives a 1:3 ratio of carbon to hydrogen. Yes, because you must use the empirical formula to find percent by mass. No, because you need to use the mass of the whole molecule to find percent composition.
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