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kylehwk

Emperical Formula?

A sample of an unknown biochemical compound is found to have a percent composition of 65.74% carbon, 8.65% hydrogen, 1.74% nitrogen and the balance oxygen. What is the empirical formula for this compound ? Enter your answer in the following form : given CwHxNyOz type the answer as wxyz. For example if you find the formula to be C20H24NO2 you would enter 202412. Notice the “1” entered for N.

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A few days ago
Anonymous

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C:H:N:O= 65.74/12:8.65/2:1.74/14:24.21/16

= 5.478:4.325:0.1242:1.513

=5.478/0.1242:4.325/0.1242:0.1242/0.1242:1.513/0.1242

=44:35:1:12

Therefore, 4435112

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