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(a) What do you understand by the empirical formula molecular formula (b) Determine the Empirical formula of a compound containing 7.9% Aluminium, 28.1% of Oxygen and 14% of Sulphur. (Al=27, O=16 and S=32) (c) A hydrocarbon compound T contains 14.3% hydrogen. (i) Calculate the empirical formula of T. (H = 1, C = 12) (ii) The relative molecular mass of T is 28. Determine the molecular formula of T.

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Turakira R
3 Ratings, (9 Votes)

1. (a) (i) The empirical formula of a compound is the simplest formula which expresses its composition by mass, and which expresses the ratio of the numbers of different atoms present in the molecule.

(ii) Molecular formula of a compound is the one which shows the exact number of each kind of atom...

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