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Carbon combines with hydrogen to form three compounds, A, B and C. The percentage of hydrogen in A, B and C are 25%, 14.3% and 7.7% respectively. Find the empirical formula of the compound.

Important Questions on Empirical, Molecular and Structural Formulae

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A compound of carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen contains three elements in the respective weight ratio of 9:1:3, Calculate its empirical formula. If its molecular weight is 108, what is its molecular formula?
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A hydrated salt of ironII sulphate weighing 2 g, contains 0.9065 g of water of crystallisation. Find the formula of the hydrated salt.

(Molar mass of H2O=18,FeSO4=152)

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An iron compound yielded C=64.4%, H=5.5% and Fe=29.9%. What is the simple formula of the compound?
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1.763 g of hydrated BaCl2 was heated to dryness. The anhydrous salt remained was 1.505 g. What is the formula of the hydrate?

(Molar mass of H2O=18, BaCl2=208)

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A boron-hydrogen compound weighing 0.0553 g created a pressure of 0.658 atm in a bulb of 40.7 mL volume at 100°C. Analysis showed it to be 85.7% boron. What is its molecular formula?
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A mixture of one volume of gas and two volumes of oxygen, on explosion form two volumes of CO2 and one volume of N2 under the identical conditions of temperature and pressure. Find the formula of the gas.
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9 volumes of a gaseous mixture consisting of a gaseous organic compound A and just sufficient amount of  oxygen required for complete combustion yielded on burning 4 volumes of CO2, 6 volumes of water vapour and 2 volumes of N2, all volumes measured at the same temperature and pressure. If the compound has only C, H and N, how many volumes of O2 are required for complete combustion?

 

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Nine volumes of a gaseous mixture consisting of a gaseous organic compound A and just sufficient amount of O2 required for complete combustion yielded on burning four volumes of CO2, 6 volumes of water vapour and two volumes of N2 all volumes measured at the same temperature and pressure. If the compound has only C, H and N, what is the molecular formula of the compound A?