A Level chem question
3.30 g of a compound consisting only of carbon , hydrogen and oxygen were analysed and found to contain 1.29g of carbon and 0.29 g of hydrogen, calculate its emperical formula.
The answer is C3H8O3
I got CH3O
I have no idea how
Any help would be appreciated!!
The answer is C3H8O3
I got CH3O
I have no idea how
Any help would be appreciated!!
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by Nat46953.30 g of a compound consisting only of carbon , hydrogen and oxygen were analysed and found to contain 1.29g of carbon and 0.29 g of hydrogen, calculate its emperical formula.
The answer is C3H8O3
I got CH3O
I have no idea how
Any help would be appreciated!!
The answer is C3H8O3
I got CH3O
I have no idea how
Any help would be appreciated!!
Divide the mass of each by its relative mass and reduce to integers .
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