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Quiz 2 Name: - Empirical Formula From Analyses Problems

The document presents two problems related to determining the empirical formulas of compounds. The first problem involves calculating the empirical formula for ascorbic acid based on its mass percentage composition. The second problem requires finding the empirical formula for methyl benzoate using the mass of its constituent elements.

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Quiz 2 Name: - Empirical Formula From Analyses Problems

The document presents two problems related to determining the empirical formulas of compounds. The first problem involves calculating the empirical formula for ascorbic acid based on its mass percentage composition. The second problem requires finding the empirical formula for methyl benzoate using the mass of its constituent elements.

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Quiz 2

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Empirical Formula from analyses problems

[1] Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) contains 40.92 percent C, 4.58 percent H, and 54.50
percent O by mass. What is the empirical formula of ascorbic acid?

[2] A 5.325 g sample of methyl benzoate, a compound used in the manufacture of


perfumes, is found to contain 3.758 g of carbon, 0.316 g of hydrogen, and 1.251 g of
oxygen. What is the empirical formula of this substance?

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