Molecular formula of combustion?

[raoulduke1]

complete combustion of 1.1g of a compound of C,H and O gives 2.2g of CO2 and 0.9g of H2O.
The compound has a relative molar mass close to 130.
Find the molecular formula and true molar mass?

dont even no where to begin

 

[Borek]

Google "finding empirical formula".

 

[stonecoldgen]

so you got the masses of the products right? 2.2g for CO2 and 0.9g for H2O.

you knowthe molar masses of those elements by looking at the periodic table

for example, the moalr mass of CO2 is (approximately because of rounding)= 12+16+16=44g/moldo the same thing to get the molar mass of H2O (hydrogen is 1) to get the H2O moles

what has me confused though is that it doesn't appear to obbey the conservation of mass law, how can you have 1.1g of something and get 2.2g+0.9g of something else?maybe I am just reading wrong...

then divide the mass of the substances by the molar massses, to get number of moles, so 2.2/44=0.05 moles of CO2

 

[Borek]

what has me confused though is that it doesn't appear to obbey the conservation of mass law, how can you have 1.1g of something and get 2.2g+0.9g of something else?


maybe I am just reading wrong...

Combustion means there is a source of oxygen.

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