Naphthalene is a hydrocarbon that once was used in mothballs. If 0.3093 g of the compound is

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Naphthalene is a hydrocarbon that once was used in mothballs. If 0.3093 g of the compound is burned in oxygen, 1.0620 g of CO2 and 0.1739 g of H2O are isolated. 

(a) What is the empirical formula of naphthalene?

(b) If a separate experiment gave 128.2 g/mol as the molar mass of the compound, what is its molecular formula?

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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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