Paracresol (p-cresol) is used as a disinfectant and in the manufacture of herbicides. A 0.4039 g sample of this carbon-hydrogen-oxygen compound yields 1.1518 g CO₂ and 0.2694 g H₂O in combustion analysis. Its molecular mass is 108.14 u. Determine the empirical and molecular formula of p-cresol. Empirical formula: C Molecular formula: C ]H[ TH[ ]⁰[

Paracresol (p-cresol) is used as a disinfectant and in the manufacture of herbicides. A 0.4039 g sample of this carbon-hydrogen-oxygen compound yields 1.1518 g CO₂ and 0.2694 g H₂O in combustion analysis. Its molecular mass is 108.14 u. Determine the empirical and molecular formula of p-cresol. Empirical formula: C Molecular formula: C ]H[ TH[ ]⁰[

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Publisher:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste

Chapter1: Chemical Foundations

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