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In the estimation of carbon and hydrogen, 0.25 g of a compound gave 0.66 g of CO₂ and 0.135 g of H₂O. What is the empiri

Mass of C = (12/44) × 0.66 = 0.18 g. Mass of H = (2/18) × 0.135 = 0.015 g. Ratio C:H = (0.18/12)/(0.015/1) = 1:1. Empirical formula = CH.

Ref: NCERT Class 11 Chemistry > Chapter 8: Organic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and Techniques > Topic: Electronic Effects - Inductive Mesomeric Hyperconjugation and Resonance

A compound has a molar mass of 180 g/mol and contains 40% carbon, 6.67% hydrogen, and 53.33% oxygen. What is its molecul

For 100 g: C = 40 g, H = 6.67 g, O = 53.33 g. Moles: C ≈ 3.33, H ≈ 6.67, O ≈ 3.33. Ratio = 1 : 2 : 1; empirical formula = CH₂O, mass = 30 g/mol. n = 180/30 = 6; molecular formula = C₆H₁₂O₆.

Ref: NCERT Class 11 Chemistry > Chapter 1: Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry > Topic: Mole Concept and Molar Masses and Percentage Composition

A 0.56 g sample of a hydrocarbon produces 1.76 g of CO₂ and 0.72 g of H₂O on complete combustion. What is its molecular

Mass of C = (12/44) × 1.76 ≈ 0.48 g; mass of H = (2/18) × 0.72 = 0.08 g. Total = 0.56 g (matches). Moles: C = 0.48/12 = 0.04, H = 0.08/1 = 0.08; ratio = 1 : 2; empirical formula = CH₂, mass = 14 g/mol. n = 56/14 = 4; molecular formula = C₄H₈.

Ref: NCERT Class 11 Chemistry > Chapter 1: Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry > Topic: Mole Concept and Molar Masses and Percentage Composition

A 2.5 L sample of a gas at STP has a mass of 5 g. If it contains only nitrogen and oxygen, what is its empirical formula

Moles = 2.5/22.4 ≈ 0.1116 mol; molar mass = 5/0.1116 ≈ 44.8 g/mol. Assume NₓOᵧ: 14x + 16y = 44.8. Simplest ratio: N₂O (14×2 + 16 = 44); empirical formula = N₂O.

Ref: NCERT Class 11 Chemistry > Chapter 1: Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry > Topic: Mole Concept and Molar Masses and Percentage Composition

A compound contains 52.17% carbon, 13.04% hydrogen, and 34.78% oxygen by mass. What is its empirical formula? (Atomic ma

For 100 g: C = 52.17 g, H = 13.04 g, O = 34.78 g. Moles: C ≈ 4.35, H ≈ 13.04, O ≈ 2.17. Divide by smallest (2.17): C ≈ 2.00, H ≈ 6.00, O = 1.00. Ratio = 2:6:1; empirical formula = C₂H₆O.

Ref: NCERT Class 11 Chemistry > Chapter 1: Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry > Topic: Dalton's Atomic Theory and Atomic and Molecular Masses