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20 August, 14:42

An organic compound was found to contain only C, H, and Cl. When a 1.50-g sample of the compound was completely combusted in air, 3.52 g of CO was formed. In a separate experiment the chlorine in a 1.00-g sample of the compound was converted to 1.27 g of AgCl. Determine the empirical formula of the compound.

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  1. 20 August, 15:52
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    Hence the emperical formula for the compound will be C6H5Cl

    Explanation:

    solution:

    To Calculate the mass of Carbon atom in CO2 and Chlorine in AgCI and Hydrogen atom from the sample

    Mass of Carbon in 3.52 g of CO2 = (3.52 Molar Mass of CO2) * Molar Mass of Carbon atom = (3.52/44) * 12 = 0.96g

    Similarly Mass of Chlorine and Hydrogen can be calculated.

    1.27 Mass of Chlorine = (1.27/143.25) * 35.45 = 0.314g

    Mass of Hydrogen = Mass of the sample - Mass of Carbon and Chlorine

    = 1.50-0.96 + 0.314g

    = 0.069g

    Now Calculating the number of moles of each 0.96

    Number of moles of Carbon = 0.96/12 = 0.08 moles

    Number of moles of Chlorine = 0.314/35.5=0.013 moles

    Number of moles of Hydrogen = 0.069/1.01=0.068 moles

    Dividing each of the obtained moles by 0.013 we get the integer numbers i. e 0.08/0.013 = 6, 0.013/0.013 = 1, 0.068/0.013 = 5.

    Hence the emperical formula for the compound will be C6H5Cl
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