A chemist decomposes several samples of carbon monoxide into carbon and oxygen and weighs the resultant elements. The results are shown below:

Sample

Mass of Carbon (g)

6,12,18

Mass of Oxygen

(g) 8,16,24

Part A

Do you notice a pattern in these results?

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Charlotte Avila

2 October, 05:33

A chemist decomposes several samples of carbon monoxide into carbon and oxygen and weighs the resultant elements. The results are shown below:

Sample

Mass of Carbon (g)

6,12,18

Mass of Oxygen

(g) 8,16,24

Part A

Do you notice a pattern in these results?

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Nathanael Anderson · Answer 1

The mass of carbon and oxygen pair from the decomposition of carbon monoxide has an obvious pattern of 3 carbon : 4 oxygen. This can be explained by the balanced chemical equation of the decomposition of CO.

6g carbon : 8g oxygen

12g carbon : 16g oxygen

18g carbon : 24g oxygen

These all results to a common ration of 3g C is to 4g O2

A chemist decomposes several samples of carbon monoxide into carbon and oxygen and weighs the resultant elements. The results are shown below:SampleMass of Carbon (g)6,12,18Mass of Oxygen(g) 8,16,24Part ADo you notice a pattern in these results?

A chemist decomposes several samples of carbon monoxide into carbon and oxygen and weighs the resultant elements. The results are shown below:

Sample

Mass of Carbon (g)

6,12,18

Mass of Oxygen

(g) 8,16,24

Part A

Do you notice a pattern in these results?