Chemistry: The Molecular Science
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ISBN: 9781285199047
Author: John W. Moore, Conrad L. Stanitski
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 2, Problem IVSP
Dioxathion, a pesticide, contains carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and sulfur. The compound has this mass percent composition: 31.57% C; 5.74% H; 21.03% O. The mass percent sulfur is 2.07 times that of phosphorus. Dioxathion has a molar mass of 456.64 g/mol.
- (a) Determine the empirical formula of dioxathion.
- (b) Determine the molecular formula of dioxathion.
- (c) A 57.50 mg dose of this pesticide is administered in a laboratory test. Calculate the amount of dioxathion in this dose.
- (d) Calculate the number of molecules of dioxathion in the dose.
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