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Answer: The molecular formula will be
Explanation:
If percentage are given then we are taking total mass is 100 grams.
So, the mass of each element is equal to the percentage given.
Mass of C= 70.6 g
Mass of H = 5.9 g
Mass of O = 23.5 g
Step 1 : convert given masses into moles.
Moles of C =
Moles of H =
Moles of O =
Step 2 : For the mole ratio, divide each value of moles by the smallest number of moles calculated.
For C =
For H =
For O =
The ratio of C : H: O= 4: 4:1
Hence the empirical formula is
The empirical weight of = 4(12)+4(1)+1(16)= 68g.
The molecular weight = 136 g/mole
Now we have to calculate the molecular formula.
The molecular formula will be=