The combustion of 0.450g of ethyl butyrate, a compound containing C, H, and O, gives .024g of CO2 and...?

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The combustion of 0.450g of ethyl butyrate, a compound containing C, H, and O, gives .024g of CO2 and...?

0.419g of H2O. Determine the empirical formula of ethyl butyrate?

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2007-11-01 09:55:22 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

I need the steps for solving it using the values of my question.

2007-11-01 10:40:32 · update #1

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Ethyl butyrate is the old name for Ethyl Butanoate.
The structural formula is
CH3CH2CH2COOCH2CH3
From this there are C x 6, H x 12 & O x 2
Hence empirical formula is 'C3H6O'.

2007-11-01 10:29:18 · answer #1 · answered by lenpol7 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋