ENUMERATION

Enumerate the step-by-step procedure to calculate the empirical formulas of a substance from its percentage
composition.
1. Find the molar mass of each component
2. Convert mass to mole
3. choose the lowest mole to determine the lowest possible ratio
4. Round to closest whole number
5. Write the empirical formula

Enumerate the step-by-step procedure to calculate the empirical molecular formulas of a substance from its
percentage composition.
1. Find the molar mass of each component
2. Convert mass to mole
3. determine the lowest mole
4. determine the empirical mass
5. determine the actual number of atoms per element
6. Multiply the whole number to subscripts of empirical formula

I. PROBLEM SOLVING
Solve the following problems.
Criteria 5pts 4pts 3 or 2 pts 1pt
The solution is correct The solution is correct is The solution given is
The solution is mathematically justified, incorrect due to minor  Incorrect
COMPUTATION correct and enhanced and supported by the error(s), or a correct  Incomplete
generalizations. work answer but work contains  Correct, but
minors error(s) partially Conflicts with the work
complete, and/partially Not supported by the
correct work.

Atomic weight
C- 12.01
H- 1
O- 16
Ca- 40.08
Na- 22.98

21-25. What is the empirical formula of a compound containing 3.40% sodium, 11.32% carbon and the rest of
oxygen?
26-30. An inorganic compound is found to contain 40% calcium, 12% carbon and the rest of the oxygen, what
is the empirical formula of the compound?
 Criteria 10-8pts 7-4 pts 3 or 2 pts 1pt
The solution is correct The solution is correct is The solution given is
The solution is mathematically justified, incorrect due to minor  Incorrect
COMPUTATION correct and enhanced and supported by the error(s), or a correct  Incomplete
generalizations. work answer but work contains  Correct, but
minors error(s) partially Conflicts with the work
complete, and/partially Not supported by the
correct work.

31-40. A compound has a bulk composition of 75.46% carbon, 4.43% hydrogen, and 20.10% oxygen. It has a
318 g/mole molecular weight. What is this compound's molecular formula?
41-50. A popular vitamin for everyone due to its health advantages, vitamin C has a molar mass of 176 g/mol.
There are 54.2% O, 4.58% H, and 40.9% C in the composition. What are its molecular and empirical formulas?