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Empirical formula and molecular formula

1. 0.62g of metal M combined with 0.8g of oxygen to form a compound with empirical formula M2O5. determine the relative atomic mass of element M. [Ar: O,16]

Step 1 : mass Step 2 : mole Step 3: simplest ratio

2. A compound contains 26.7% carbon, 2.2% hydrogen and 71.1% oxygen by mass a) determine the empirical formula of the compound formed b) given that the relative molecular mass of the compound is 90, find its molecular formula. [Ar: C, 12; H ,1; O,16]

Step 1 : mass Step 2 : mole Step 3: simplest ratio

3. The empirical formula of pentene is CH2 and its relative molecular mass is 70. find the molecular formula of pentene [Ar: C, 12; H, 1]

4. a) calculate the percentage composition by mass of nitrogen in ammonium nitrate, NH4NO3. [Ar: N 14; H, 1; O, 16] b) calculate the percentage composition by mass of water in hydrated copper(II) sulphate, CuSO4.5H2O [Ar: Cu, 64; S, 32; O, 16; H, 1]

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