Respuesta :
Answer:
[tex]oxygen \: at \: 94.1\% \: hydrogen \: at \: 5.9\% \\ at \: 100gram \: oxygen \: \\ \: 94.1\% = .941 \times 100g \\ = 94.1 \times \frac{1mol}{16g} = 5.88g \\ hydrogen \: \\ 5.9\% = .059 \times 100 = 5.9 \times \frac{1mol}{1.002g} = 5.88g \\ here \: oxygen = hydrogen \: so \: ratio \\ = 1 \: \: \: 1 \: \\ emperical \: formula \: = oh\\ thank \: you[/tex]
Composition:
5.9% Hydrogen and 94.1% Oxygen (by mass)
in a 100 gram sample:
5.9 gram Hydrogen
94.1 gram Oxygen
Finding the number of moles:
Moles of Hydrogen:
moles = given mass/ molar mass
moles = 5.9 / 1 [molar mass of Hydrogen = 1g/mol]
moles of hydrogen = 5.9 moles
Moles of Oxygen:
number of moles = given mass / molar mass
number of moles = 94.1 / 16 [molar mass of Oxygen = 16g/mol]
moles of Oxygen = 5.88 ≈ 5.9 moles
Empirical Formula:
Moles of Hydrogen : Moles of Oxygen
5.9 : 5.9
Moles of Hydrogen : Moles of Oxygen = 1:1
Empirical Formula = OH