Register
What is the molecular formula if the empirical formula is CH2O and the molecular molar mass is 180.18?
3.2k views
2 votes
What is the molecular formula if the empirical formula is CH2O and the molecular molar mass is 180.18?

User Aditya Sharma
by
3.3k points

1 Answer

4 votes

Answer:

The given chemical compound has 2 atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen for each atom of carbon. The mass of CH2O is 12 + 2*1 + 16 = 30. The molecular weight of the compound is 180.18 which is approximately 180. This gives the molecular formula of the chemical compound as C6H12O6.

User Forres
by
3.5k points
Ask a Question
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

3.7m questions

4.8m answers

Other Questions

What is the variable for this number 22.4L?
A helium balloon containing 0.100 mol of gas occupies a volume of 2.4 L at 25 C and 1.0 atm. how many moles have we added if we inflate it to 5.6 L?
TRUE or FALSE: Volcanoes help warm the planet by releasing CO2 (carbon dioxide)
find the empirical formula of the compound containing 11.3% of carbon, 43.4 % of sodium 45.3 % of oxygen ​
Which of the following is NOT a benefit of wildfires? * O Insects moving in after a fire provide more food for birds. O Wildfires help undergrowth in a forest grow denser. O Fires can clean out diseased
Link Copied!