Question

Complete combustion of 7.00g of a hydrocarbon produced 21.6 g of CO₂ and 9.94 g of H₂O.

What is the empirical formula for the hydrocarbon?

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Answer 1

Que - Complete combustion 4 900 g of a hydrocarbon produced 21.6 g of con and gig4 g of the what is the empirical formula for the hydrocarbon Answer - to age of carbon atom D. 12 x max 100 44 x m where my cot of coz = 216 g m cat g compound - 7.00g 12 x 21.6 x 100 44 X 7.00g 84.15 % d) % age byd nogen atong 2 x mi Xloo 188 m where- My weight of 40 = gig4g m wt.g compound - 7.00g 2 x 9.94 g x 100 18 x 7.00 g 15.77 7 The percentage of carbon atong B Ajdongen atom 84.15 % = 15.77 % Totul percentage 99.97 = 100 %

Empirical formula Blement % composition Atomic ration simplest wadio Carbon 84.15 84.15 12 7:01 1.0) 7.01 T Hydrogen 15.77 15.77 15.77 15.77 7-01 2.24 Empinical formula Compound B co