Methyl salicylate is a common "active ingredient" in liniments such as Ben-GayTM. It is also known as oil of wintergreen. It is made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms. When a sample of methyl salicylate weighing 5.384 g is burned in excess oxygen, 12.46 g of carbon dioxide and 2.571 g of water are formed. What is the simplest formula for oil of wintergreen? (Enter the elements in the order: C, H, O.)
What is the empirical formula?
Methyl salicylate is a common "active ingredient" in liniments such as Ben-GayTM. It is also known...
A 25.121 mg sample of a chemical known to contain only carbon, hydrogen, sulfur, and oxygen is put into a combustion analysis apparatus, yielding 44.751 mg of carbon dioxide and 18.319 mg of water. In another experiment, 30.199 mg of the compound is reacted with excess oxygen to produce 13.05 mg of sulfur dioxide. Add subscripts to the formula provided to correctly identify the empirical formula of this compound. Do not change the order of the elements. A 25.121 mg...
Fill in the Blanks A 27.0 g sample of an unknown hydrocarbon was burned in excess oxygen to form 88.0 g of carbon dioxide and 27 g of water. How many carbon and hydrogen atoms make up the empirical formula of this hydrocarbon? C atoms: Hatoms:
A 25.121 mg sample of a chemical known to contain only carbon, hydrogen, sulfur, and oxygen is put into a combustion analysis apparatus, yielding 44.751 mg of carbon dioxide and 18.319 mg of water. In another experiment, 29.077 mg of the compound is reacted with excess oxygen to produce 12.57 mg of sulfur dioxide. Add subscripts to the formula provided to correctly identify the empirical formula of this compound. Do not change the order of the elements. empirical formula: CHSO
A 24.117 mg sample of a chemical known to contain only carbon, hydrogen, sulfur, and oxygen is put into a combustion analysis apparatus, yielding 42.963 mg of carbon dioxide and 17.587 mg of water. In another experiment, 32.443 mg of the compound is reacted with excess oxygen to produce 14.02 mg of sulfur dioxide. Add subscripts to the formula provided to correctly identify the empirical formula of this compound. Do not change the order of the elements. empirical formula: CHSO
A 27.129 mg sample of a chemical known to contain only carbon, hydrogen, sulfur, and oxygen is put into a combustion analysis apparatus, yielding 48.328 mg of carbon dioxide and 19.783 mg of water. In another experiment, 29.077 mg of the compound is reacted with excess oxygen to produce 12.57 mg of sulfur dioxide. Add subscripts to the formula provided to correctly identify the empirical formula of this compound. Do not change the order of the elements empirical formula: CHSO
aestion 1 of 3 > A 20.101 mg sample of a chemical known to contain only carbon, hydrogen, sulfur, and oxygen is put into a combustion analysis apparatus, yielding 35.808 mg of carbon dioxide and 14.658 mg of water. In another experiment, 47.029 mg of the compound is reacted with excess oxygen to produce 20.32 mg of sulfur dioxide. Add subscripts to the formula provided to correctly identify the empirical formula of this compound. Do not change the order of...
A 30.141 mg sample of a chemical known to contain only carbon, hydrogen, sulfur, and oxygen is put into a combustion analysis apparatus, yielding 53.694 mg of carbon dioxide and 21.980 mg of water. In another experiment, 30.199 mg of the compound is reacted with excess oxygen to produce 13.05 mg of sulfur dioxide. Add subscripts to the formula provided to correctly identify the empirical formula of this compound. Do not change the order of the elements empirical formula: CHSO
A 24.117 mg sample of a chemical known to contain only carbon, hydrogen, sulfur, and oxygen is put into a combustion analysis apparatus, yielding 42.963 mg of carbon dioxide and 17.587 mg of water. In another experiment, 32.443 mg of the compound is reacted with excess oxygen to produce 14.02 mg of sulfur dioxide. Add subscripts to the formula provided to correctly identify the empirical formula of this compound. Do not change the order of the elements. empirical formula: C,H,...
estion 1 of 3 A 25.121 mg sample of a chemical known to contain only carbon, hydrogen, sulfur, and oxygen is put into a combustion analysis apparatus, yielding 44.751 mg of carbon dioxide and 18.319 mg of water. In another experiment, 45.907 mg of the compound is reacted with excess oxygen to produce 19.84 mg of sulfur dioxide. Add subscripts to the formula provided to correctly identify the empirical formula of this compound. Do not change the order of the...
A 36.165 mg sample of a chemical known to contain only carbon, hydrogen, sulfur, and oxygen is put into a combustion analysis apparatus, yielding 64.425 mg of carbon dioxide and 26.373 mg of water. In another experiment, 35.809 mg of the compound is reacted with excess oxygen to produce 15.47 mg of sulfur dioxide. Add subscripts to the formula provided to correctly identify the empirical formula of this compound. Do not change the order of the elements.