Chemical Formula Problem Solving

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CHEMICAL FORMULA

1. A white crystalline compound obtained from the tonka bean was observed to have the odor of vanilla
and the following composition:
Carbon = 73.97 %
Hydrogen= 4.14 %
Oxygen= 21.89 %
What is the empirical formula of a compound?

C9H6O2
2.What is the empirical formula of a compound that contains 71.70 % S and 28.27 % O?

S5O4
3. An agriculture fungicide has the empirical formula C3Cl2O.
Analysis of the compound showed that it contains four atoms of chlorine per molecule.
What is the molecular formula and molecular mass of the compound?

Molecular formula: C6Cl4O2


Molecular mass: 245.6 g/mol

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