What is the empirical formula of a substance with 74.0% C , 8.65% H, and 17.4% N?
1 Answer
Jun 25, 2016
Explanation:
First, assume that there is 100 g of substance.
Next is to calculate the number of moles or each element:
After getting the mol of each element, you can calculate now the mole ratio. Do this by dividing each number of moles by the lowest number of moles obtained.
Therefore, the empirical formula of a substance with 74.0% C , 8.65% H, and 17.4% N is