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GROUP 1
SUMMER CLASS - CHEM 1 Inorganic
QUIZ # 3- STOICHIOMETRY

Name:_Suzzane Jane Buntag_____

Problem Solving: Solve completely. Show complete solution below. Round off final
answer to two decimal places.

1. A recently synthesized compound, nitrohydroperoxide, is composed of 66.63%

O, 29.17% N and 4.198% H. What is its empirical formula?

Solution:

O = 66.63g
N = 29.17g
H = 4.198g

66.63g/16.00 = 4.164 mol

29.17g/14.01 = 2.082 mol
4.198g/1.008 = 4.164 mol

4.164 mol of O = 4
2.082 mol of N = 2
4.164 mol of H = 4

N2H4O4 = NH2O2

Ans: empirical formula of nitrohydroperoxide is NH2O2

2. A compound with the simplest formula C2H5O has a molecular mass of 90. What
is the molecular formula of the compound?

Ans: C4H10O2

Empirical formula = C2H5O

(C2H5O)2 = C4H10O2

3. Myristic acid, obtained from coconut oil is 73.61% carbon, 12.38% hydrogen,
and 14.01% oxygen. What is its empirical formula?

Solution

C = 73.61g 73.61g/12.011 = 6.128 mol

H =12.38g 12.38g/1.008 = 12.281 mol
O = 14.01g 14.01g/16.000 = 0.875 mol

6.128 mol of C = 6
12.281 mol of H = 12
0.875 mol of O = 1
= C6H12O

Ans: empirical formula of Myristic acid is C6H12O

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4. Vanillin, the active flavoring agent of the vanilla bean, contains 63.14% carbon,
5.31% hydrogen and 31.55% oxygen. What is the empirical formula of vanillin?

C = 63.14g 63.14g/12.011 = 5.256 mol

H = 5.31g 5.31g/1.008 = 5.089 mol
O = 31.55g 31.55g/16.000 = 1.971 mol

5.256 mol of C = 5
5.089 mol of H = 5
1.971 mol of O = 1
= C5H5O

Ans: empirical formula of Myristic acid is C5H5O

5. The molecular weight of saccharin is 183.18 and the compound is 45.90%

carbon, 2.75% hydrogen, 26.20% oxygen, 17.50% sulfur and 7.65% nitrogen.
What is the molecular formula of saccharin?

Solution:

C = 45.90g/12.01 = 3.822 mol

H = 2.75g/1.008 = 2.728 mol
O = 26.20g/16.00 = 1.638 mol
S = 17.50g/32.07 = 0.5457 mol
N = 7.65g/14.01 = 0.5460 mol

C = 3.822 mol/0.5460 mol = 7

H = 2.728 mol/0.5460 mol = 5
O = 1.638 mol/0.5460 mol = 3
S = 0.5457 mol/0.5460 mol = 1
N = 0.5460 mol/ 0.5460 mol = 1

Empirical Formula = C7H5O3SN

Molecular formula = (C7H5O3SN)1

ANS: Molecular formula = C7H5O3SN