The document contains 6 chemistry problems asking for empirical and molecular formulas of compounds given their percentage compositions or products of combustion. Problem 1 asks for the empirical formula of a compound containing 65.5% carbon, 5.5% hydrogen, and 29.0% oxygen. Problem 2 asks for the molecular formula if the molar mass is 110 g/mol. Problem 3 asks for the empirical formula of a compound containing 18.7% lithium, 16.3% carbon, and 65.0% oxygen. Problem 4 asks for the molecular formula if the molar mass is 73.8 g/mol. Problems 5 and 6 similarly ask for the empirical and molecular formulas of acetic acid and aniline given combustion products and m

1. 1. CO
2. CO2
3. CeBr3
4. H2SO4
5. CuSO4
6. HCO3
7. MgSO4
8. C6H12O6
9. C2H3O
10. C2H5OH
11. CO2
12. CH2O
13. H2SO4
14. CuSO4
15. CHCl3
1. What’s the empirical formula of a molecule containing 65.5% carbon, 5.5% hydrogen,
and 29.0% oxygen?
2. If the molar mass of the compound in problem 1 is 110 grams/mole, what’s the molecular
formula?
3. What’s the empirical formula of a molecule containing 18.7% lithium, 16.3% carbon, and
65.0% oxygen?
4. If the molar mass of the compound in problem 3 is 73.8 grams/mole, what’s the
molecular formula?
5. The percentage composition of acetic acid is found to be 39.9% C, 6.7% H, and 53.4% O.
Determine the empirical formula of acetic acid. If the molar mass of acetic acid was determined
by experiment to be 60.0 g/mol, what is its molecular formula?
6. Aniline, a starting material for urethane plastic foams, consists of C, H, and N. Combustion of
such compounds yields CO2, H2O, and N2 as products. If the combustion of 9.71 g of aniline
yields 6.63 g H2O and 1.46 g N2, what is its empirical formula? The molar mass of aniline is 93
g/mol. What is its molecular formula?