Why is the ratio of the mass of carbon to the mass of hydrogen #3:1# with respect to methane?
1 Answer
Mar 12, 2017
Consider the atomic masses of carbon versus hydrogen.
Explanation:
The empirical formula is the
The mass ratio may be different, given that the constituent elements may have vastly different masses. For methane,
And clearly, for a binary compound, i.e. 2 elements only, the hydrogen percentage by mass is