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Chapter 7, Problem 41PE
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Interpretation:
The empirical formula of lenthionine has to be given.
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Empirical Formula:
The empirical formula of a compound is the simplest whole number ratio of each type of atom in a compound. It can be the same as the compound’s molecular formula but not always. An empirical formula can be calculated from information about the mass of each element in a compound or from the percentage composition.
The steps for determining the empirical formula of a compound as follows:
- Obtain the mass of each element present in grams.
- Determine the number of moles of each atom present.
- Divide the number of moles of each element by the smallest number of moles.
- Convert the numbers to whole numbers. The set of whole numbers are the subscripts in the empirical formula.
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FOUNDATIONS OF COLLEGE CHEM +KNEWTONALTA
Ch. 7.1 - Prob. 7.1PCh. 7.1 - Prob. 7.2PCh. 7.1 - Prob. 7.3PCh. 7.2 - Prob. 7.4PCh. 7.2 - Prob. 7.5PCh. 7.2 - Prob. 7.6PCh. 7.3 - Prob. 7.7PCh. 7.3 - Prob. 7.8PCh. 7.3 - Prob. 7.9PCh. 7.4 - Prob. 7.10P
Ch. 7.4 - Prob. 7.11PCh. 7.5 - Prob. 7.12PCh. 7 - Prob. 1RQCh. 7 - Prob. 2RQCh. 7 - Prob. 3RQCh. 7 - Prob. 4RQCh. 7 - Prob. 5RQCh. 7 - Prob. 6RQCh. 7 - Prob. 7RQCh. 7 - Prob. 8RQCh. 7 - Prob. 9RQCh. 7 - Prob. 10RQCh. 7 - Prob. 11RQCh. 7 - Prob. 12RQCh. 7 - Prob. 13RQCh. 7 - Prob. 14RQCh. 7 - Prob. 15RQCh. 7 - Prob. 17RQCh. 7 - Prob. 18RQCh. 7 - Prob. 19RQCh. 7 - Prob. 1PECh. 7 - Prob. 2PECh. 7 - Prob. 3PECh. 7 - Prob. 4PECh. 7 - Prob. 5PECh. 7 - Prob. 6PECh. 7 - Prob. 7PECh. 7 - Prob. 8PECh. 7 - Prob. 9PECh. 7 - Prob. 10PECh. 7 - Prob. 11PECh. 7 - Prob. 12PECh. 7 - Prob. 13PECh. 7 - Prob. 14PECh. 7 - Prob. 15PECh. 7 - Prob. 16PECh. 7 - Prob. 17PECh. 7 - Prob. 18PECh. 7 - Prob. 19PECh. 7 - Prob. 20PECh. 7 - Prob. 21PECh. 7 - Prob. 22PECh. 7 - Prob. 25PECh. 7 - Prob. 26PECh. 7 - Prob. 27PECh. 7 - Prob. 28PECh. 7 - Prob. 29PECh. 7 - Prob. 30PECh. 7 - Prob. 31PECh. 7 - Prob. 32PECh. 7 - Prob. 33PECh. 7 - Prob. 34PECh. 7 - Prob. 35PECh. 7 - Prob. 36PECh. 7 - Prob. 37PECh. 7 - Prob. 38PECh. 7 - Prob. 39PECh. 7 - Prob. 40PECh. 7 - Prob. 41PECh. 7 - Prob. 42PECh. 7 - Prob. 43PECh. 7 - Prob. 44PECh. 7 - Prob. 45PECh. 7 - Prob. 46PECh. 7 - Prob. 47PECh. 7 - Prob. 48PECh. 7 - Prob. 49PECh. 7 - Prob. 50PECh. 7 - Prob. 51PECh. 7 - Prob. 52PECh. 7 - Prob. 53AECh. 7 - Prob. 54AECh. 7 - Prob. 55AECh. 7 - Prob. 56AECh. 7 - Prob. 57AECh. 7 - Prob. 58AECh. 7 - Prob. 59AECh. 7 - Prob. 60AECh. 7 - Prob. 61AECh. 7 - Prob. 62AECh. 7 - Prob. 63AECh. 7 - Prob. 64AECh. 7 - Prob. 65AECh. 7 - Prob. 66AECh. 7 - Prob. 67AECh. 7 - Prob. 68AECh. 7 - Prob. 69AECh. 7 - Prob. 70AECh. 7 - Prob. 71AECh. 7 - Prob. 72AECh. 7 - Prob. 73AECh. 7 - Prob. 74AECh. 7 - Prob. 75AECh. 7 - Prob. 76AECh. 7 - Prob. 77AECh. 7 - Prob. 78AECh. 7 - Prob. 79AECh. 7 - Prob. 80AECh. 7 - Prob. 81AECh. 7 - Prob. 82AECh. 7 - Prob. 83AECh. 7 - Prob. 84AECh. 7 - Prob. 88AECh. 7 - Prob. 89CECh. 7 - Prob. 90CE
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