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The characteristic odor of pineapple is due to ethyl butyrate a compound of 2.78mg ethyl butyrate produces 6.32mg of CO2 and 2.58mg of H2O what is the empirical formula of the compound?
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C3H6O
the 3 and 6 are subscripts
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What is the empirical formula for the compound X39Y13?
X3Y is the empirical formula
What is the empirical formula of the ionic compound that forms sodium and fluorine?
NaF is the empirical formula
What is the empirical formula of a compound with the molecular formula C6H12O6?
CH2O because you have to divide by the number they all have in common which is 6
The lowest whole number ratio of the elements in a compound is called the?
An empirical formula refers to the chemical formula that indicates the simplest ratio of atoms in a compound. Two different compounds may have the same empirical formula.
What is the empirical formula of the compound that is 75 carbon and 25 hydrogen?
The empirical formula of a compound is the simplest whole number ratio of the elements in the compound. In C75H25, the ratio of carbon to hydrogen is 75:25, which is equal to 3:1. Thus, the empirical formula is C3H.
What is the empirical formula for the compound X39Y13?
X3Y is the empirical formula
Which could represent the empirical and the formula of a given compound?
The empirical formula is representative for the chemical composition of a compound; the structural formula is representative for the spatial structure of the compound.
How do you know if a formula is an empirical formula?
An empirical formula has no data about the structure of a compound.
What is the empirical formula of the ionic compound that forms sodium and fluorine?
NaF is the empirical formula
What is the empirical formula of a compound with the molecular formula C6H12O6?
CH2O because you have to divide by the number they all have in common which is 6
What does an empirical formula show?
the empirical formula of a compound tells you the proportions of the elements in the compound. with that information you can make some inferences about the identity of the compound. for example a compound with an empirical formula CH4 tells us that for every carbon atom there are four hydrogen atoms. this means that the compound is methane because no other hydrocarbon can have these roportions (try drawing the lewis structure for C2H8, which doesnt exist. you cant!)
What is the lowest whole number ratio of ions in an ionic compound called?
an empirical formula For an ionic compound, the empirical formula is called a formula unit.
How are empirical and molecular formulas for a compound created?
An empirical formula is elaborated after the chemical analysis of a compound; for a structural formula more in depth studies are necessary.
The lowest whole number ratio of the elements in a compound is called the?
An empirical formula refers to the chemical formula that indicates the simplest ratio of atoms in a compound. Two different compounds may have the same empirical formula.
What is the empirical formula of the compound that is 75 carbon and 25 hydrogen?
The empirical formula of a compound is the simplest whole number ratio of the elements in the compound. In C75H25, the ratio of carbon to hydrogen is 75:25, which is equal to 3:1. Thus, the empirical formula is C3H.
Do you simplify empirical formula ratios?
Yes. An empirical formula is the simplest ratio of the elements in a compound.
What is the empirical formula of a compound with the molecular formula C 12 H 8?
Empirical formula: C3H2
