A manganese compound has the formula Mn(CO) x (CH 3 ) y . To find the empirical

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A manganese compound has the formula Mn(CO)x(CH3)y. To find the empirical formula of the compound, you burn 0.225 g of the solid in oxygen and isolate 0.283 g of CO2 and 0.0290 g of H2O. What is the empirical formula for the compound? That is, what are the values of x and y?

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Chemistry And Chemical Reactivity

ISBN: 9780357001172

10th Edition

Authors: John C. Kotz, Paul M. Treichel, John Townsend, David Treichel

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