CHM 143 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Greatest Common Divisor, Chemical Formula, Molar Mass

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Determine the empirical formula for methylbutyrate if the % composition by mass is. Whole # ratio of the # moles of each element: calculatte #moles of each element using mass , convert to whole # ratio. Mass percent means for every 100g of compound cxhyoz that 58. 80g c, 9. 87g h, and 31. 33 g o will be present. The combined (sum) of mass % of the elements should add up to 100% and combined masses should add up to 100g. Calculations: 58. 80g c x mole c = 4. 85959 mol c. 9. 87 g h x mole h = 9. 7722 mol h. 31. 33 g o x mole o = 1. 9581 mol o. Convert to whole number ratio, divide all by lowest number of moles: 2. 5 c, 5. 0 h, 1. 00 o. This is the lowest ratio of atoms with the lowest # of 1. But cannot have 2. 5 as a subscript in a chemical formula.

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