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To obtain the molecular formula of a substance, you need two pieces of information (1) as in the previous section, the percentage composition, from which the empirical formula can be determined and (2) the molecular weight The molecular weight allows you to choose the correct multiple of the empirical formula for the molecular formula. We will illustrate these steps in the next three examples. 

A.4 (a) To calculate the percentage composition from the molecular formula, first determine the weight of each element in 1 mol of the compound. For C6H12O6,... 

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)... 

When a chemist has discovered a new compound, the first question to answer is. What is the formula To answer, you begin by analyzing the compound to determine amounts of the elements for a given amount of compound. This is conveniently expressed as percentage composition—that is, as the mass percentages of each element in the compound. You then determine the formula from this percentage composition. If the compound is a molecular substance, you must also find the molecular weight of the compound in order to determine the molecular formula. 

Determining the Molecular Formula from Percentage Composition and Molecular Weight... 

Determining the molecular formula from percentage composition and molecular weight Given the empirical formula and molecular weight of a substance, obtain its molecular formula. (EXAMPLE 3.12)... 

Answer Since a molecular formula represents the number of moles of each element per mole of compound, first calculate the mass of each element in 1 mole of compound from its molecular weight and composition, (Recall that mass percentage of an element is its mass in 100 g of the compound.)... 

Given only a molecular formula (perhaps derived from an experimentally determined percentage composition and a molecular weight determination) and some chemical evidence that suggests what functional groups might be present, how might we proceed to propose a possible structure ... 

The theoretical chemical formula of a mineral is unique and identifies only one species. Nevertheless, the actual chemical composition is usually variable within a limited range owing to the isomorphic substitutions (i.e., diadochy), or/and low presence of traces of impurities. The relative atomic or molecular mass (based on C = 12.000) of minerals is calculated from the theoretical formula using the last value of atomic masses adopted by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (lUPAC) in 2001, and the theoretical chemical composition is commonly expressed in percentage by weight (wt.%) of elements and sometimes oxides for oxygenated minerals. 

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