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Darya
6 days ago
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A laboratory analysis of an unknown sample yields 74.0% carbon, 7.4% hydrogen, 8.6% nitrogen, and 10.0% oxygen. What is the empi

rical formula of the sample? Give your answer in the form C#H#N#O# where the number following the element’s symbol corresponds to the subscript in the formula. (Don’t include a 1 subscript explicitly). For example, the formula CH 22 O would be entered as CH2O.
Chemistry
1 answer:
Tems11 [846]6 days ago
3 0
Assuming we have a 100g sample, the mass of each element is as follows:
C: 74 g
H: 7.4 g
N: 8.6 g
O: 10 g
Next, we calculate the moles of each by dividing the mass of each element by its molar mass:
C: (74 / 12) = 6.17
H: (7.4 / 1) = 7.4
N: (8.6 / 14) = 0.61
O: (10 / 16) = 0.625
Now, we take the smallest value to determine the ratio:
C: 10
H: 12
N: 1
O: 1
Thus, the empirical formula can be expressed as
C10H12NO
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