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A sample was decomposed in the laboratory and found to have 38.67g C, 16.22g H, and 45.11g N.?

a)Find the molecular formula of this compound if the Formula mass is 62.12 g/mole.

b)Determine how many H atoms would be in a 3.50g sample of this compound.

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  • Bobby
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    Moles of C in the compound = 38.67 / 12 = 3.223 moles

    moles of H = 16.22 / 1 = 16.22 moles

    moles of N = 45.11 /14 = 3.223

    molar ratios in the compound C:H:N = 3.223 :16.22: 3.223

    divide by the smallest number 3.223 and we get 1:5:1

    empirical formula is CH5N

    empirical mass is ( 12+5+14) = 31 g

    molar mass is 62.12 g so there are 2 empirical units in a mole of compound

    molecular formula is C2H10N2

    moles of compound in 3.50 g = 3.50 / 62.12 = 0.056342563 moles

    there are 10 moles of H in a mole of the compound so we have 0.56342563 moles of H in the mass

    so number of atoms = 6.02 *10 ^23 atoms / mol * 0.56342563 mole

    = 3.392 *10^+23 atoms of H in the sample mass

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