KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA WELLINGTON

CH:1 SOME BASIC CONCEPTS OF CHEMISTRY

ASSIGNMENT-3

EMPIRICAL FORMULA AND MOLECULAR FORMULA

1. A compound contains 38.8% of C,16.0% of H and 45.2% of N.What is the formula of

the compound?

2. Find out the empirical formula and molecular formula in organic compound
contain 62.07 % Carbon,10% Hydrogen,and 14% Nitrogen. The molecular mass of
compound is 114 g/mol

3. A compound contains 4.07 % hydrogen, 24.27 % carbon and 71.65 % chlorine. Its
molar mass is 98.96 g. What are its empirical and molecular formulas?

4. Determine the empirical formula of an oxide of iron which has 69.9% iron and
30.1% dioxygen by mass.

5. In a compound element A (Atomic weight = 12.5) is 25% and element B (Atomic

weight = 37.5) is 75% by weight. The Empirical formula of the compound is?