I know the molecular formula is C3H6N3O9, but I don't know how to figure out the empirical formula.
2007-03-12 21:06:59 · 5 answers · asked by frog 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
The empirical formula of any chemical compound is the smallest simple ratio of the relative number of each type of atom in the compound.
C3H5N3O9 is both the molecular and the empirical formula for nitroglycerin.
If C3H6N3O9 was the molecular formula (and it is not) then the empirical formula would be CH2NO3.
2007-03-12 22:03:14 · answer #1 · answered by Richard 7 · 9⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-01 05:50:30 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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I know the molecular formula is C3H6N3O9, but I don't know how to figure out the empirical formula.
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2016-05-01 20:42:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the emperical formula is the formula in its simplified form so you see if all the elements in the compound are related by a multiple.
in this case all are multiples of 3 and so can be simiplified. if there wasnt a common multiple then the formula wud already be its emperical formula
C3H6N3O9 in its simplest form is CH2NO3
2007-03-12 21:46:11 · answer #5 · answered by Oz 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's C3H5(NO3)3. You have a chain of 3 single-bonded carbon atoms, each with a nitrate group, and the extra bond points are filled up with protons (five of them, not six).
2007-03-12 21:17:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋