Empirical and Molecular Formulas

Practice Worksheet

1. A student is given a sample of barium nitrate Ba(NO₃)₂. The student determines the mass to
be 127.3 g . Calculate the mass of nitrogen present in the given amount of the compound.

2. Determine the empirical formula for the following compounds if a sample contains
A. 0.0230 moles Carbon and 0.0615 moles of Hydrogen

B. 5.28 g Sn and 3.37 g F

C. 87.5% N and 12.5% H by mass

3. Determine the empirical and molecular formulas of caffeine, which is 49.5% C, 5.15% H,
28.9% N and 16.5% O by mass and the molar mass is about 195g.

4. A compound is found to be 76.0% copper and 24.0% oxygen. Its molecular weight is 334
g/mol. Determine the molecular formula.

5. Calculate the empirical and molecular formulas for a compound having 37.7% sodium, 22.95%
silicon, and 39.35% oxygen. The molecular weight of the compound is 366.21 g/mol.