Answer:
H₂O
Explanation:
The empirical formular of the compound is obtained using the following steps;
Step 1: Divide the percentage composition by the atomic mass
Hydrogen = 11.21 / 1 = 11.21
Oxygen = 88.79 / 16 = 5.55
Step 2: Divide by the lowest number
Hydrogen = 11.21 / 5.55 = 2.02 ≈ 2
Oxygen = 5.55 / 5.55 = 1
This means the ratio of the elements is 2 : 1
The empirical formular (simplest formular of a compound) of the compound is;
H₂O
Answer:Empirical formula ======== H₂O
Explanation:The empirical formula of a compound shows the whole number ratio for each atom in a compound.
To find empirical formula. we follow the below steps
The total mass of the compound here is 100 grams, that is (11.21% of hydrogen + 88.79% of oxygen) we can then assume 11.21 grams of hydrogen and 88.79grams of oxygen
Hydrogen Oxygen
1.composition by mass 11.21 88.79
molecular weight 1.007g/mol 15.990g/mol
2.Divide composition by mass 11.21/1.007 88.79/15.99
by each molecular weight to get 11.13 5.553
no of moles
3 Divide by the least number of moles
to get atomic ratio 11.13/5.553 5.553/5.553
2.004 1.00
4.Convert to whole numbers 2 1
Empirical formula ======== H₂O
