the foul odor of rancid butter is due largely to butanoic acid, a compound contaning oxygen, hyrdrogen and carbon. Combustion analysis of a 4.30g sample of butyric acid produced 8.59g CO2 and 3.52 g H2O. Determine the empircal formula for butyric acid.
the foul odor of rancid butter is due largely to butanoic acid, a compound contaning oxygen, hyrdrogen and carbon. Combustion analysis of a 4.30g sample of butyric acid produced 8.59g CO2 and 3.52 g H2O. Determine the empircal formula for butyric acid.
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a) the foul odor of rancid butter is due largely to butanoic acid, a compound contaning oxygen, hyrdrogen and carbon. Combustion analysis of a 4.30g sample of butyric acid produced 8.59g CO2 and 3.52 g H2O. Determine the empircal formula for butyric acid.
b) a colourless liquid has a composition of 84.1% carbon and 15.9% hydorgen by mass. Determine the empirical formula. Also, assuming the molar mass of this compound is 114.2 g/mol, determine the molecular formula of this compound.
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