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Answer:
calculate the molecular formula of a compound with the empirical formula CH2O and a molar mass of 150g/mol
the molecular formula is [tex]C_{5} H_{10}O_{5}[/tex]
The molecular formula of a compound is the formula comprising of the constituent elements chemical symbols each of which carries the number of atoms of that element present in a molecule of the compound appearing in the smallest whole number ratio to other eatoms present in the compound
Explanation:
The masses of the constitent element is determined forst from which the number of moles is then calculated by dividing the mass by the molar mass then then each calculated molar mass value is divided by the smallest number of moles calculated from the previous step so the value calculated is then rounded up to the nearest whole number giving the ratios of the moles of the elements in the compound which represents the subscripts in the empirical formula of the compound.
If the subscrips are in fractions, then multiply each of them by the same number to derive the smallest whole number factor, that is if the calculated formula contains a facor of 0.5, multiply by 2
Mass pf Carbon = 12g
mass of Hydrogen = 1g
molar mass of oxygen - 16g
Total mass of CH2O = 30g
Therefore dividing molar mass by empirical formula mass = 150g/30g = 5
Hence our factor is 5
multiplying each subscript of the empirical formula by 5 gives
C5H10O5 hence the molecular formula is [tex]C_{5} H_{10}O_{5}[/tex]
