Nitroglycerin has the following percentage composition: carbon: 15.87%, hydrogen: 2.22%, nitrogen: 18.50%, oxygen: 63.41%. Determine its empirical formula.

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A: The determination of the simplest form of a compound is called its empirical formula. It is…

Q: 77. A binary compound of boron and hydrogen has the following percentage composition: 78.14% boron,…

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Q: 67. A compound used in the nuclear industry has the following composition: uranium, 67.61%;…

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Q: A sample of indium chloride weighing 0.5000 g is found to contain 0.2404 g of chlorine. What is the…

A: Solving only first question in accordance with guidelines. We will calculate weight of indium and…

Q: Measurements show that unknown compound X has the following composition: element mass % calcium…

A: Here in question we have mass percent of Calcium, oxygen and phosphorus. We know that molar mass of:…

Q: Why do molecular, structural, and empirical formulas exist?

A: Why do molecular, structural, and empirical formulas exist?

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A: Express each element in grams. Consider the compound to be 100 g.  Thus, the mass of iron is 69.9 g…

Q: A compound was analyzed and was found to contain the following percentages of the elements by mass:…

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Q: A compound was analyzed and was found to contain the following percentages of the elements by mass:…

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Q: A compound is found to contain 42.88 % carbon and 57.12 % oxygen by mass. What is the empirical…

A: Given: Percent mass of carbon = 42.88 % Percent mass of oxygen = 57.12 % Molar mass of C = 12 g/mol.…

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Q: 57. A compound was analyzed and was found to contain the following percentages of the elements by…

A: The empirical formula can be calculated by general steps as follows - First of all calculate the…

Q: Measurements show that unknown compound X has the following composition: element mass % carbon 62.4%…

A: Steps to Empirical Formula Determination : 1. Assume percentage composition as mass of the…

Q: 22 A compound consists of 40.00% carbon, 6.71% hydrogen and 53.29% oxygen and has a molecular mass…

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Q: Why is it important to use formulas (such as empirical, molecular, structural) in calculating…

A: Emperical formula(E.F.):- It shows the simplest number and types of atoms constituting the compound.…

Q: A compound has a molecular weight of 168 g/mole and has the following percentage composition by…

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Q: calculate the percent composition of oxygen in ammonium acetate.

A: The molar mass of ammonium acetate is 77.08 g/mol. One molecule of ammonium acetate consists of two…

Q: A compound has the following percentage composition by mass: copper; 33.88%; nitrogen, 14.94%;…

A: Given,Mass percentage of copper = 33.88%.Mass percentage of nitrogen = 14.94%.Mass percentage of…

Q: A compound is found to have the following percentages by mass: Barium: 58.84% Sulfur: 13.74%…

A: We can assume the total mass of the compound is 100g. Then you can figure out the number of moles of…

Q: In a lab experiment, it was observed that 68.84 g of lead combines with 23.56 g of chlorine to form…

A: Given :-  mass of lead = 68.84 g  mass of chlorine = 23.56 g  molar mass = 834 g  To determine :-…

Q: An oxide of iron is 77.73% iron by mass; the rest is oxygen. Enter the empirical formula of this…

A: Given :-  Percent composition of Fe = 77.73 %  Percent composition of O = (100-77.73)%…

Q: 67.) A compound used in the nuclear industry hus the following compositions uranium, l67.411.;…

A: Firstly calculate the moles of the each elements considering hundred gram of the compound.

Q: A binary compound of boron and hydrogen has the following mass composition: 78.14% boron, 21.86%…

A: Determine how many grams of each element are present in  of compound. Given compound has  boron (by…

Q: Calculate the percent composition by mass of each element in xenon tetraflouride and in…

A: Formula of xenon tetra flouride= XeF4   % composition of Xe=(1/5)*100…

Q: What would the empirical formula be for a compound that contains only nitrogen and oxygen and is…

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Q: Measurements show that unknown compound X has the following composition: element mass % carbon 40.9%…

A: Consider the given information is as follows; Mass percent of carbon (C) = 40.9% Mass percent of…

Q: A certain compound contains only three elements: carbon, hydrogen, and chlorine. A sample of the…

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Q: A compound with a molar mass of 60g/mol is 40.4% carbon, 6.7% hydrogen and 53.3% oxygen (by mass).…

A: An empirical formula is defined as the simplest or most reduced whole number ratio of atoms present…

Q: Determine the % composition by mass of sodium phosphorous and oxygen in Na3PO4

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Q: Measurements show that unknown compound X has the following composition: element mass % chromium…

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Q: QI) The combustion of an 8.23-mg sample of unknown substance gave 9.62 mg CO: and 3.94 mg H;O.…

A: Given: Mass of unknown substance = 8.23-mg   Mass of CO2 = 9.62 mg and H2O = 3.94 mg released on…

Q: Platinum forms two compounds with chlorine. One contains 26.7% Cl by mass and the other 42.1% Cl by…

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Q: A compound is found to contain 7.808 % carbon and 92.19 % chlorine by mass. What is the empirical…

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Q: A compound contains 12.8% carbon, 2.1% Hydrogen, and 85.1% bromine. Calculate the empirical formula…

A: Since the compound is having only carbon, hydrogen and bromine. Hence the empirical formula of the…

Q: Estradiol is the main estrogen compound that is found in humans. Its molar mass is 272.38 g/mol. The…

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Q: A sample of a pure compound contains 68.4% chromium and 31.6% oxygen by mass. What is the empirical…

A: Let the mass of the pure compound be 100 g. Thus, mass of chromium in the compound is = 68.4 % x 100…

Q: Chemical analysis reveals that a sample of dioxin contains 14.29g of carbon, 1.20g of hydrogen, and…

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Q: A compound used in the nuclear industry has the following composition: uranium, 67.61% ; fluorine,…

A: Empirical formula of a compound represents the simplest ratio of number of elements present in it.

Q: Measurements show that unknown compound X has the following composition: element mass % carbon 62.1%…

A: Empirical formula is that formula of a chemical compound which gives the ratio or the proportions of…

Q: what is Percent Composition?

A: Mass percent :- The mass of a component in grams present in 100 grams of the mixture is defined as…

Q: Elemental analysis of an unknown compound shows it to contain 1.314574 g of hydrogen, 13.466853 g of…

A: Molar Mass of Phosphorus = 30.97 g/mol Molar mass of Hydrogen 1.00 g/mol Molar mass of Oxygen = 32…

Q: A compound is found to contain 26.96 % sulfur, 13.45 % oxygen, and 59.59 % chlorine by mass. What…

A: empirical formula - formula which gives us the simplest positive integer ratio proportion of the…

Q: A comppound has the following percentages by mass :copper 33.88%,nitrogen…

A: Given,  The percentages by mass : Copper (Cu) = 33.88%,                        Nitrogen (N)=14.94%,…

Q: A binary compound of carbon and hydrogen has the following percentage composition: 79.89% Carbon,…

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Q: A compound was analyzed and was found to contain the following percentages of the elements by mass:…

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Q: a.) The percentage composition of a compound with a molar mass of 180 g/mol is as follows: 40.0…

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Q: An oxide of osmium (symbol Os) is a pale yellow solid. If 2.89 g of the compound contains 2.16 g of…

A: Its an oxide, hence oxygen should be present. Given, mass of osmium = 2.16g mass of compound = 2.89g…

Q: Measurements show that unknown compound X has the following composition: element mass % carbon 18.1%…

A: Given, composition of each constituent of a molecule is: Carbon---- 18.1% hydrogen ---- 2.27%…