An organic compound consists of Carbon, hydrogen and sulfur. Complete combustion of 3.50 g this compound produces 6.08 g of CO2. Another sample of this compound weighing 0.1500 g contains 1.414 x 1021 atoms of sulfur. a) Determine the empirical formula of this compound b) If the molar mass of this compound is 636.07 g/mol, determine the molecular formula of this compound.

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An organic compound consists of Carbon, hydrogen and sulfur. Complete combustion
of 3.50 g this compound produces 6.08 g of CO2.
Another sample of this compound weighing 0.1500 g contains 1.414 x 1021 atoms of
sulfur.
a) Determine the empirical formula of this compound
b) If the molar mass of this compound is 636.07 g/mol, determine the molecular
formula of this compound.
Transcribed Image Text:An organic compound consists of Carbon, hydrogen and sulfur. Complete combustion of 3.50 g this compound produces 6.08 g of CO2. Another sample of this compound weighing 0.1500 g contains 1.414 x 1021 atoms of sulfur. a) Determine the empirical formula of this compound b) If the molar mass of this compound is 636.07 g/mol, determine the molecular formula of this compound.
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