Question

Find the empirical and the molecular formula of acetylene gas composed of 92.26 percent carbon and 7.74 percent hydrogen

Answer 1

CH

Step-by-step explanation:

92.26% = 92.26 g

7.74% = 7.74 g

carbon is 92.26 x 1 mole/12.011 = 7.68

hydrogen is 7.74 x 1 mole/1.008 = 7.68

carbon 7.68 ÷ hydrogen 7.68 = 1

so 1 is your subscript for both carbon and hydrogen