Chemistry: The Central Science (14th Edition)
Chemistry: The Central Science (14th Edition)
14th Edition
ISBN: 9780134414232
Author: Theodore E. Brown, H. Eugene LeMay, Bruce E. Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward, Matthew E. Stoltzfus
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 3.5, Problem 3.13.1PE

A 2.144-g sample of phosgene, a compound used as a chemical warfare agent during World WarI, contains 0.260 g of carbon, 0.347 g of oxygen, and 1.537 g of chlorine. What is the empiricalformula of this substance?
a. C O 2 C l 6
b. C O C L 2
c. C o .022 O 0.022 C l 0.044
d. C 2 O C l 2

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