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How do you find the molecular formula for a compound with mass of 78amu?
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You can't without more information. You cannot go from the molecular weight of a compound to its formula without more information about what atoms it contains.
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What steps are used to convert an empirical formula into a molecular formula?
By determining the molecular mass, then dividing the molecular mass by the formula mass of the empirical formula to determine by what integer the subscripts in the empirical formula must be multiplied to produce the molecular formula with the experimentally determined molecular mass.
A compound has a mass of 16.7g 12.7g Iodine 4g Oxygen Therefore the empirical formula is I2O5 What additional information do you need to work out the molecular formula?
You need to know the Relative Molecular Mass of the compound, then you find the ratio of that compared to the R.M.M. of I2O5 and then multiply the ratio by I2O5. That should be it.
How is a molecular formula determined?
There are 4 step to determine molecular formula, which are given bellow Step:1:- Find empirical formula Step:2:- Find empirical formula mass Step:3:- Find n n=molecular mass/empirical formula mass Step:4:- now find molecular formula to find molecular formula molecular formula(empirical formula)n
What are the steps in writing a molecular compound?
First U have to write the symbols of elements that form the compound, forexample if we want to write the chemical formula of magnesium chloride:1. Mg Cl2. we have to write the valence of each element below itMg Cl2 1then, we switch the valences of each oneso, the chemical formula is going to be:MgCl2
How do you find the molecular formula for MSG?
The chemical formula of MSG is C15H8NO4Na.
The molecular mass of the compound is 132 amu. What is the molecular formula?
This is impossible. In order to find this you must know the elements in the compound
How do you find molecular fomula?
The molecular formula is established only after an accurate chemical analysis of the compound.
What does a compound formula tell you?
A compound formula, or molecular formula, tells you about the chemical composition of the substance in terms of the number of atoms of that element that are present. From there, the empirical formula may also be derived by simplifying the molecular formula, as well as its structural formula.
The molecular formula mass of this compound is 210 amu What are the subscripts in the actual molecular formula Enter the subscripts for C H and O?
Element Element's atomic massC : 12H2 : 2(hydrogen's atomic mass is 1 but remember there are two)O : 16Add all the elements atomic mass and then divide the molecular mass by it. After that you only need to multiply all the subscripts of each element to find your answer.12+2+16=30240/30=88(CH2O) = C8H16O8
What steps are used to convert an empirical formula into a molecular formula?
By determining the molecular mass, then dividing the molecular mass by the formula mass of the empirical formula to determine by what integer the subscripts in the empirical formula must be multiplied to produce the molecular formula with the experimentally determined molecular mass.
What is the contrast between molecular formulas and empirical formulas?
The empirical formula of a compound shows the lowest whole number ratio of the elements in that compound; AKA simplest formula. The molecular formula describes the number of atoms of each element that make up the molecule or formula unit; AKA actual formula
A compound has a mass of 16.7g 12.7g Iodine 4g Oxygen Therefore the empirical formula is I2O5 What additional information do you need to work out the molecular formula?
You need to know the Relative Molecular Mass of the compound, then you find the ratio of that compared to the R.M.M. of I2O5 and then multiply the ratio by I2O5. That should be it.
How is a molecular formula determined?
There are 4 step to determine molecular formula, which are given bellow Step:1:- Find empirical formula Step:2:- Find empirical formula mass Step:3:- Find n n=molecular mass/empirical formula mass Step:4:- now find molecular formula to find molecular formula molecular formula(empirical formula)n
What is the importance of percentage composition?
Percent composition can be used to calculate the percentage of an element/compound in a mixture. From the percent composition, you can also find the empirical formula. And from the empirical formula you can find the actual molecular weight.
What are the steps in writing a molecular compound?
First U have to write the symbols of elements that form the compound, forexample if we want to write the chemical formula of magnesium chloride:1. Mg Cl2. we have to write the valence of each element below itMg Cl2 1then, we switch the valences of each oneso, the chemical formula is going to be:MgCl2
How can you find the molecular formula of a compound when its percentage composition is given?
Yes, if you have some additional information, such as the molecular weight. For instance, the molecules C2H4 and C4H8 have exactly the same percent composition, but they are very different molecules. So you need some other information to tell them apart than the percent composition.Answer ExpandedThis is kind of a trick question. By knowing the percent composition, you would easily be able to determine its empirical formula, but molecular formula is a bit different. The molecular formula is the actual number of atoms in a molecule, so in order to find the specific molecular formula of a substance, you would also need to know how many grams there is of that substance.(This explains the difference between C2H4 and C4H8)
How do you calculate Molecular formula from empirical formulaWhat could you do with that information to determine that the empirical and molecular formulas are related to one another by a factor of 6?
In order to find molecular formula from empirical formula, one needs to know the molar mass of the molecular formula. Then you simply divide the molar mass of the molecular formula by the molar mass of the empirical formula to find out how many empirical formulae are in the molecular formula. Then you multiply the subscripts in the empirical formula by that number.
