1.33 calculate empirical and molecular formulae from experimental data
Calculating Molecular Formula 1 Write the element symbols S O 2 Write the masses or the % of the elements 3.2 g 6.4 g – 3.2 g = 3.2 g 3 Write the A r values of each element 32 16 4 Divide masses by At 3.2 ÷ 32 = 0.1 3.2 ÷ 16 = 0.2 5 Divide by the smallest number 0.1 ÷ 0.1 = 1 0.2 ÷ 0.1 = 2 6 Write the formula SO 2 Calculating Molecular Formula From the empirical formula, you can work out the molecular formula from the relative formula mass (M r ) of the compound. Add up the atomic masses of the atoms in the empirical formula. For example, the empirical formula of a hydrocarbon is CH 2 and its M r is 42. The mass of the atoms in the empirical formula is 14 42 ÷ 14 = 3 so you need to multiply the numbers in the empirical formula by 3 The molecular formula of the hydrocarbon is therefore C 3 H 6 .
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