A 1.0-g sample of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) is fully decomposed into its elements, yielding 0.273
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A 1.0-g sample of carbon dioxide (CO2) is fully decomposed into its elements, yielding 0.273 g of carbon and 0.727 g of oxygen.
(a) What is the ratio of the mass of O to C?
(b) If a sample of a different compound decomposes into 0.429 g of carbon and 0.571 g of oxygen, what is its ratio of the mass of O to C?
(c) According to Dalton’s atomic theory, what is the empirical formula of the second compound?
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Chemistry The Central Science
ISBN: 978-0134414232
14th Edition
Authors: Theodore Brown, H. LeMay, Bruce Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward, Matthew Stoltzfus
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