Name: Dorothy Joice D.

Castillo Date: November 23, 2021

Strand and Section: STEMA7 Teacher: Mr. Reynante Santos

Homework 5.2| Empirical and Molecular Formula

I. Determine the % composition of all elements in these compounds.

1. Ammonium sulfite Chemical Individual Mass of Percent Composition

Formula: Elements
(NH4)2SO3 3 Molar
Mass of N: 14.01 g d % of N: 24.12% f
Mass: Mass of H: _ 1.01 g f % of H: 6.96% f
116.16 g/mol 6 Mass of S: _32.06 g f % of S: 27.60% f
Mass of O: _ 16 g f % of O: 41.32% f

2. Copper (II) hydroxide Chemical

Formula:
Cu(OH)2 2 Molar Mass of Cu: _65.13 g d % of Cu: 65.69% f
Mass: Mass of O: 16 g d % of O: 32.27% f
99.15 g/mol 2 Mass of H: 1.01 g d % of H: 2.04% f

3. Iron (III) phosphate Chemical

Formula:
FePO4 f Mass of Fe: 55.85 g d % of Fe: 37.03% f
Molar Mass: Mass of P: 30.97 g d % of P: 20.53% f
150.82 g/mol 2 Mass of O: 16 g d % of O: 42.43% d

4. Aluminum acetate Chemical

Formula: Al(C2H3O2)3 J
Mass of Al: 26.98 g d % of Al: 13.22% d
Molar Mass: Mass of C: 12.01 g d % of C: 35.30% d
204.13 g/mol 2 Mass of H: 1.01 g d % of H: 4.45% d
Mass of O: 16 g d % of O: 47.03% d
II. Find the empirical formula for each of the following substances.
1. Calculate the empirical formula of a compound having 40.0% carbon,
6.7% hydrogen, 53.3% oxygen.
2. What is the empirical formula of a compound consisting of 56.4% potassium, 8.7%
carbon, 34.9% oxygen
3. The percent composition of an unknown substance is 10.04 % carbon, 0.84%
hydrogen, 89.12% chlorine and a molar mass of 357.6. What is the empirical and
molecular formula of this compound?

Answer:

1.
1 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐶
40.0 g C x = 3.33 mol C / 3.31 = 1.01 or 1
12.01 𝑔 𝐶

1 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐻
6.7 g H x 1.01 𝑔 𝐻 = 6.63 mol H / 3.31 = 2.003 or 2

1 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝑂
53.3g O x = 3.31 mol O / 3.31 = 1
16 𝑔 𝑂

Answer: 𝐶𝐻2𝑂

2.

1 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐾
56.4 g K x = 1.44 mol K / 0.72 = 2
39.10 𝑔 𝐾

1 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐶
8.7 g C x 12.01 𝑔 𝐶 = 0.72 mol C / 0.72 = 1

1 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝑂
34.9 g O x = 2.18 mol O / 0.72 = 3.03 or 3
16 𝑔 𝑂

Answer: 𝐾2𝐶𝑂3

3.
1 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐶
10.04 g C x = 0.84 mol C / 0.83 = 1 .01 or 1
12.01 𝑔 𝐶

1 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐻
0.84 g H x = 0.83 mol H / 0.83 = 1
1.01 𝑔 𝐻

1 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐶𝑙
89.12 g Cl x 35.45 𝑔 𝐶𝑙 = 2.51 mol Cl / 0.83 = 3.02 or 3
 C = 12.01 x 1 = 12.01
H = 1.01 x 1 = 1.01
Cl = 35.45 x 3 = 106.35
12.01 + 1.01 + 106.35 = 119.37 g/ mol
357.6 𝑔/𝑚𝑜𝑙
Molecular Formula = 119.37 𝑔 /𝑚𝑜𝑙 = 2.995 or 3

Empirical Formula: (𝐶𝐻Cl3)3

Molecular Formula: 𝐶3𝐻3𝐶𝑙9