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A0.2000 g sample of a compound (vitamin c) composed of only c, h, and o is burned completely with excess o2. 0.2998 g of co2 and 0.0819 g of h2o are produced.
what is the empirical formula?

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C3H4O3

Explanation:

We can get the answer through calculations as follows.

From the mass of carbon iv oxide produced, we can get the number of moles of carbon produced. We first divide the mass by the molar mass of carbon iv oxide. The molar mass of carbon iv oxide is 44g/mol

The number of moles of carbon iv oxide is 0.2998/44 = 0.0068

Since there is only one carbon atom in CO2, the number of moles of carbon is same as above

The mass of carbon in the compound is simply the number of moles multiplied by the atomic mass unit. The atomic mass unit of carbon is 12. The mass of carbon in the compound is thus 12 * 0.0068= 0.082g

From the number of moles of water, we can get the number of moles of hydrogen. To get the number of moles of water, we need to divide the mass of water by its molar mass. Its molar mass is 18g/mol. The number of moles here is thus 0.0819/18 = 0.00455moles

But there are 2 atoms of hydrogen in 1 mole of water and thus, the number of moles of hydrogen is 2 * 0.00455= 0.0091moles

The mass of hydrogen is thus 0.0091* 1 = 0.0091g

The mass of oxygen equals the mass of the compound minus that of hydrogen and that of carbon.

= 0.2 - 0.0091-0.082 = 0.1089g

The number of moles of oxygen is the mass of oxygen divided by its atomic mass unit.

That equals 0.1089/16 = 0.0068 moles

The empirical formula can be obtained by dividing the number of moles of each by the smallest which is that of carbon and oxygen 0.0068

H = 0.0091/0.0068 = 1.33 or 4/3

O = 0.0068/0.0068 = 1

C = 0.0068/0.0068 = 1

We multiply through by 3 to give C3H4O3

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substituting a hydrogen atom with a halogen in a hydrocarbon:

- the single bond remains single. a is wrong.

- the bond with hydrogen is as strong as with a halogen. c is wrong

- a hydrocarbon is saturated if there is no double bond. we do not know that so d is wrong.

- carbon will always have four valence electrons. e is wrong.

by elimination, the correct answer is b. the boiling point of the new compound increases.

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