Concept explainers
(a)
Interpretation: The masses of Carbon & Hydrogen in the sample should be calculated by the masses of
Concept introduction:Organic compounds which contain Carbon & Hydrogen as constituting atoms produce
(b)
Interpretation: The possibility of having types of constituting atoms in the compound other than Carbon & Hydrogen should be decided.
Concept introduction: Organic compounds which contain Carbon & Hydrogen as constituting atoms produce
(c)
Interpretation:Mass percentage of Carbon & Hydrogen of the compound should be calculated.
Concept introduction:The mass percentage of an element of a compound can be calculated by the following equation.
(d)
Interpretation:The empirical formulas of the compound should be derived by using the calculated values in sub part (a).
Concept introduction:An empirical formula of a chemical compound expresses the proportions of the constituting elements present in a compound but not the actual number of atoms in the compound.
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