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Empirical and molecular formulas from experimental data... 

Q Calculate empirical and molecular formulas from elemental compositions. 

Compound Empirical formula Molecular weight From mp (X) bp ro Solubility in water... 

The steps in determining empirical and molecular formulas from percent composition or mass data are outlined below. As in other calculations, the route leads from mass through moles because formulas are based on the relative numbers of moles of elements in each mole of compound. 

Empirical and molecular formulas from experimental data Molar masses from gas density, freezing-point, and boiling-point measurements... 

Empirical and Molecular Formulas from Laboratory Data We can refer to the relative masses of the elements within a compound to determine the empirical formula of the compound. If the chemist also knows the molar mass of the compound, he or she can also determine its molecular formula. 

Empirical and Molecular Formulas from Laboratory Data The first thing a chemist wants to know about an unknown compound is its chemical formula, because the formula reveals the compound s composihon. Chemists often arrive at formulas by analyzing compounds in the laboratory—either by decomposing them or by synthesizing them—to determine the relahve masses of the elements they contain. 

The analyses which follow are arranged in the order in which they would be applied to a newly discovered substance, the estimation of the elements present and molecular weight deter-minations(f.e., determination of empirical and molecular formulae respectively) coming first, then the estimation of particular groups in the molecule, and finally the estimation of special classes of organic compounds. It should be noted, however, that this systematic order differs considerably from the order of experimental difficulty of the individual analyses. Consequently many of the later macro-analyses, such as the estimation of hydroxyl groups, acetyl groups, urea, etc. may well be undertaken by elementary students, while the earlier analyses, such as estimation of elements present in the molecule, should be reserved for more senior students. 

The simple trend in the formulas shown by the third-row elements demonstrates the importance of the inert gas electron populations. The usefulness of the regularities is evident. Merely from the positions of two atoms in the periodic table, it is possible to predict the most likely empirical and molecular formulas. In Chapters 16 and 17 we shall see that the properties of a substance can often be predicted from its molecular formula. Thus, we shall use the periodic table continuously throughout the course as an aid in correlating and in predicting the properties of substances. 

Many new drugs are discovered by studying the properties of compounds found in plants or other materials that have been used as medicines for centuries (Fig. F. 1). Once chemists have extracted a biologically active compound from a natural product, they identify its molecular structure so that it can be manufactured. This section focuses on the first step in identifying the molecular structure, the determination of the empirical and molecular formulas of the compound. 

EXAMPLE F.3 Sample exercise Determining the molecular formula from the empirical formula... 

Making particle numbers manageable with Avogadro s number Converting between masses, mole counts, and volumes Dissecting compounds with percent composition Moving from percent composition to empirical and molecular formulas... 

In section 6.4, you learned several practical methods for determining empirical and molecular formulas of compounds. You may have noticed that these methods work because compounds react in predictable ways. For example, you learned that a compound containing carbon and hydrogen reacts with oxygen to produce water and carbon dioxide. From the mass of the products, you can determine the amount of carbon and hydrogen in the reactant. You also learned that a hydrate decomposes when it is heated to form water and an anhydrous compound. Again, the mass of one of the products of this reaction helps you identify the reactant. In Chapter 7, you will learn more about how to use the information from chemical reactions in order to do quantitative calculations. 

To determine the molecular formula from percent composition and molecular mass data or from the empirical formula and molecular mass data... 

To calculate the properties of each gas in a mixture of gases To calculate molar masses from mass data along with pressure, volume, temperature data, and to use the molar masses thus calculated to enable calculation of molecular formulas from empirical formulas... 

Determining a Molecular Formula from an Empirical Formula... 

Determine the empirical and molecular formulas for a compound from mass percent and actual mass data. 

Empirical and molecular formulas can be derived from a process called combustion analysis. You can learn about this process at the textbook s Web site. 

If you know the formula of a compound, you can calculate its percent composition. Just the reverse can be done too. If you know the percent composition of a compound, you can calculate a formula for the compound. A formula calculated from percent composition data is called an empirical formula (one calculated from experimental data). The formulas of ionic compounds are always empirical formulas. The formulas of molecular compounds may be the same as their empirical formulas or they may be some whole-number multiple of it. You will learn how to do composition-from-fbrmula and fbrmula-from-composition calculations in this chapter. 

It is important to realize that only empirical formulas are calculated from percent composition data or mass data. That s fine for ionic compounds because their formulas are always empirical formulas. But the complete formulas of molecular compounds, the molecular formulas, can only be obtained from the empirical formulas if the molecular mass or molar mass of the compound is also known. 

The following two examples deal with writing molecular formulas from molecular models and writing empirical formnlas from molecular formulas. 

Tartaric acid can be produced from crystalline residues found in wine vats. It is used in baking powders and as an additive in foods. Analysis shows that it contains 32.3% by mass carbon and 3.97% by mass hydrogen the balance is oxygen. When 0.981 g of tartaric acid is dissolved in 11.23 g of water, the solution freezes at — 1.26°C. Use these data to find the empirical and molecular formulas of tartaric acid. 

I Explain what is meant by the percent composition of a compound. I Determine the empirical and molecular formulas for a compound from mass percent and actual mass data. 

MOLECULAR FORMULA FROM EMPIRICAL FORMULA AND MOLECULAR MASS... 

This is an extension of an ideal gas law calcnlation involving molar mass. If you determine the molar mass of the gas, yon will be able to determine the molecular formula from the empirical formula. 

Calculate the empirical and molecular formulas of a compound from percentage composition and molecular weight. (Section 3.5) Calculate amounts, in grams or moles, of reactants and products for a reaction. (Section 3.6)... 

Calculate the empirical and molecular formulas of a compound from percentage composition and molecular... 

Check Note that in determining the molecular formula from the empirical formula, we need only know the approximate molar mass of the componnd. The reason is that the true molar mass is an integral multiple (IX, 2X, 3X,. . . ) of the empirical molar mass. Therefore, the ratio (molar mass/empirical molar mass) will always be close to an integer. 

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