25275 60g of a compound on analysis gave C=24g, H=4g and O=32g. Its Empirical formula is
(d)Element No. of Moles Simple Ratio C=24 24/12=2 1H=4 4/1=4 2 O=32 32/16=2 1Therefore CH2O.
25276 An organic compound contains C=38.8%, H=16% and N=45.2%. Empirical formula of the compound is
(a)Element No. of Moles Simple Ratio C=38.8 38.8/12=3.2 1 H=16 16/1=16 5 N=45.2 45.2/14=3.2 1Therefore, Empirical formula =CH5N or CH3NH2.
25277 In Kjeldahl's method for the estimation of nitrogen, the formula used is
(d) % of N=1.4×V×NWwhere V = Volume of acid usedN = Normality of acid, W = Weight of substance
25278 An organic compound on analysis gave the following results : C=54.5%,O=36.4%,H=9.1%. The Empirical formula of the compound is
(b)Element No. of Moles Simple Ratio C=54.5 54.5/12=4.54 2 H=9.1 9.1/1=9.1 4 O=36.4 36.4/16=2.27 1 Hence, C2H4O.