an oxide of copper is decomposed forming copper metal and oxygen gas. a 0.500 g sample of this oxide is decomposed, forming 0.444 g of copper metal. what is the empircal formula of the gold oxide

Explanation:

Hello.

In this case, since the reaction obeys the law of conservation of mass, since the initial oxide had a mass of 0.500 g and yielded 0.444 g of copper, the mass of oxygen in the oxide is:

In such a way, we next compute the moles of copper and oxygen by using their atomic masses:

Next, in order to compute the subscripts of Cu and O on the empirical formula we divide the moles by the fewest moles, in this 0.0035 mol as shown below:

It means that the empirical formula turns out:

Best regards!

definition

                    entropy is a measure of the randomness or the extent of disorder of a chemical process.

                      enthalpy is a measure of the heat change of a reaction occurring at a constant pressure.

measurement units:

                        entropy is measured in joule per kelvin (jk⁻¹)   whereas enthalpy is measured in joule per mole (jmol⁻¹)

requirements:

                            entropy has no requirements or limits, and its change is measured by the division between the heat change of the chemical process and the temperature.

                              in contrast, enthalpy can only be related to the heat change of the reaction under standard conditions.