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 3.13.2PE

A 5.325-g sample of methyl benzoate, a compound used in the manufacture of perfumes, contains 3.758 g of carbon, 0.316 g of hydrogen, and 1.251 g of oxygen. What is the empirical formula of this substance?

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Chemistry: The Central Science (14th Edition)

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Ch. 3.3 - What is the percentage of nitrogen, by mass, in...Ch. 3.3 - Calculate the percentage of potassium by mass in...Ch. 3.4 - Which of the following samples contains the fewest...Ch. 3.4 - Without using a calculator, arrange these samples...Ch. 3.4 - How many sulfur are in (a) 0.45 mol BaSo4 and (b)...Ch. 3.4 - How many oxygen atoms are in (a) 0.25 mol...Ch. 3.4 - A sample of an ionic compound containing iron and...Ch. 3.4 - Calculate the molar mass of Ca(NO3)2 Ch. 3.4 - A 508-g sample of sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3)...Ch. 3.4 - Prob. 3.10.2PE Ch. 3.4 - What is the mass, in grams, of 6.33 mol of NaHC03...Ch. 3.4 - What is the mass, in grams, of (a) 0.50 mol of...Ch. 3.4 - How many chlorine atoms are in 12.2 g of CCL4? a....Ch. 3.4 - a. 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Li(s) + N2(g)...Ch. 3 - 3.13 Balance the following equations: A14C3(s) +...Ch. 3 - 3.14 Balance the following equations: a. Ca3P2(s)...Ch. 3 - 3.15 Write balanced chemical equations...Ch. 3 - Prob. 16E Ch. 3 - Prob. 17E Ch. 3 - 318 a. When a compound containing C, H, and O is...Ch. 3 - Write a balanced chemical equation for the...Ch. 3 - 3.20 Write a balanced chemical equation for the...Ch. 3 - Balance the following equations and indicate...Ch. 3 - Balance the following equations and indicate...Ch. 3 - Determine the formula weights of each of the...Ch. 3 - 3.24 Determine the formula weights of each of the...Ch. 3 - Calculate the percentage by mass of oxygen in the...Ch. 3 - Calculate the percentage by mass of the indicated...Ch. 3 - Based on the following structural formulas,...Ch. 3 - Calculate the percentage of carbon by mass In each...Ch. 3 - Write "true' or 'Yalse' for each statement a- A...Ch. 3 - a. 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