What is the empirical formula of a compound that contains 40 percent carbon, 6.7 percent hydrogen, and 53.3 percent oxygen?

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Eileen Bernard

Chemistry

12 October, 09:44

What is the empirical formula of a compound that contains 40 percent carbon, 6.7 percent hydrogen, and 53.3 percent oxygen?

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Nickolas Church · Answer 1

For the empirical formula we assume the percentages to be the equivalent mass and divide all with the smallest mass

so we have

40/6.7=5.97=6

6.7/6.7=1

53.3/6.7=7.95=8

So the empirical formula of the Compound is C6HO8