This is the chemical formula for acetic acid (the chemical that gives the sharp taste to vinegar) : ch3co2h an analytical chemist has determined by measurements that there are 1.204 moles of carbon in a sample of acetic acid. how many moles of hydrogen are in the sample? round your answer to 4 significant digits.

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11 November, 22:40

This is the chemical formula for acetic acid (the chemical that gives the sharp taste to vinegar) : ch3co2h an analytical chemist has determined by measurements that there are 1.204 moles of carbon in a sample of acetic acid. how many moles of hydrogen are in the sample? round your answer to 4 significant digits.

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Alden Lang · Answer 1

There are two carbon and four hydrogen in the molecular formula for acetic acid. That's the stoichiometry, for every 2 C there are 4 H.

1.204 mol C * (4 H / 2 C) = 2.408 mol H