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28 November, 01:12

The compound methyl butanoate smells like apples. Its percent composition is 58.8% C, 9.9% H, and 31.4% O. What's the empirical formula?

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  1. 28 November, 02:50
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    To find the empirical formula you would first need to find the moles of each element:

    58.8g / 12.0g = 4.9 mol C

    9.9g / 1.0g = 9.9 mol H

    31.4g / 16.0g = 1.96 O

    Then you divide by the smallest number of moles of each:

    4.9/1.96 = 2.5

    9.9/1.96 = 6

    1.96/1.96 = 1

    Since there is 2.5, you find the least number that makes each moles a whole number which is 2.

    So the empirical formula is C5H12O2.
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