The compound chloral hydrate, known in detective storiesas knockout drops, is composed of 14.52% C, 1.83% H,64.30% Cl, and 13.35% O by mass, and has a molar massof 165.4 g/mol. (a) What is the empirical formula of thissubstance? (b) What is the molecular formula of this substance?(c) Draw the Lewis structure of the molecule, assumingthat the Cl atoms bond to a single C atom andthat there are a C¬C bond and two C¬O bonds in thecompound.

The compound chloral hydrate, known in detective storiesas knockout drops, is composed of 14.52% C, 1.83% H,64.30% Cl, and 13.35% O by mass, and has a molar massof 165.4 g/mol. (a) What is the empirical formula of thissubstance? (b) What is the molecular formula of this substance?(c) Draw the Lewis structure of the molecule, assumingthat the Cl atoms bond to a single C atom andthat there are a C¬C bond and two C¬O bonds in thecompound.

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Chapter6: Covalent Bonding

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