Example 15: Methyl methacrylate has a molar mass of 100.0 g/mole. When a sample of methyl methacrylate weighing 3.14 mg was completely combusted, the only products formed were 6.91 mg of CO₂ and 2.26 mg of water. (a) What is methyl methacrylate's molecular formula? (b) Write the corresponding chemical equation for the combustion of methyl methacrylate. Show your detailed calculations.

Example 15: Methyl methacrylate has a molar mass of 100.0 g/mole. When a sample of methyl methacrylate weighing 3.14 mg was completely combusted, the only products formed were 6.91 mg of CO₂ and 2.26 mg of water. (a) What is methyl methacrylate's molecular formula? (b) Write the corresponding chemical equation for the combustion of methyl methacrylate. Show your detailed calculations.

Chemistry: The Molecular Science

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Section10.1: Petroleum

Problem 10.1E: Heptane, C7H16, can be catalytically reformed to make toluene, C6H5CH3, another seven-carbon...

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