Exercise 5

Calculation of a formula from experimental data

In Section a. calculate the empirical formula of the compound from the data given. This may be
as percentage composition or as the masses of materials found in an experiment. For Section b.
you are given the data for analysis plus the Relative Molecular Mass of the compound, in these
cases you are to find the empirical formula and thence the molecular formula. Sectiom c. is more
difficult, the data is presented in a different fashion but the calculation of the empirical formula/
molecular formula is essentially the same.

Section aa

1 Ca 40%; C 12%; 0 48%

12 16 Ca,C,
mol L
Na 32.4%; S 22.5%; O45.1%
23 32
.29 2-6
16 Na,5,Ou
3 Na 29.1%; S 40.5%: O 30.4%
23 32 6
12 Na,,O
Pb 92.8%; 0 7.20%
207 16 Pb,O
O-u
5 Pb 90.66%: 09.34%
207 16 Pb,O
0-
6 H 3.66%; P 37.8%; O 58.5%
31 16
HP,O
:2 2
H 2.44%: S 39.0%; O 58.5%

32 6
H,S,
1:2236
12 2
8 C 75%; H 25%
C,Hu
26
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9 C81.81%: H 18.18%

6 16
C,H2
16..
10 H 5.88%:094.12%6
16
H,O
5.3
11 H 5%: N 35%: O 60%
416 H N, O
2-
2:h 2:h 2-5
12 Fe 20.14%: S 11.51%: 0 63.31%: H 5.04%

S6 2 16 Fe, 5,0 H7
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