Question

. How are the empirical and molecular formulas of a compound related? What is the empirical formula of compounds: ethyne (C2H2) and styrene (C8H8). Explain the relationship between ethyne and styrene’s empirical formulas and their properties.

Answer 1

Molecular formula is C2H2.

Empirical formula is CH (you use the simplest ratio; here, you can divide both by 2).

Structural formula is H-C≡C-H