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* * * * * * * * * Finding Empirical Formulas Calculating Empirical Formulas One can calculate the empirical formula from the percent composition Calculating Empirical Formulas The compound para-aminobenzoic acid (you may have seen it listed as PABA on your bottle of sunscreen) is composed of carbon (61.31%), hydrogen (5.14%), nitrogen (10.21%), and oxygen (23.33%). Find the empirical formula of PABA. Calculating Empirical Formulas Assuming 100.00 g of para-aminobenzoic acid, C: 61.31 g x = 5.105 mol C H: 5.14 g x = 5.09 mol H N: 10.21 g x = 0.7288 mol N O: 23.33 g x = 1.456 mol O 1 mol 12.01 g 1 mol 14.01 g 1 mol 1.01 g 1 mol 16.00 g Calculating Empirical Formulas Calculate the mole ratio by dividing by the smallest number of moles: C: = 7.005 ? 7 H: = 6.984 ? 7 N: = 1.000 O: = 2.001 ? 2 5.105 mol 0.7288 mol 5.09 mol 0.7288 mol 0.7288 mol 0.7288 mol 1.458 mol 0.7288 mol Calculating Empirical Formulas These are the subscripts for the empirical formula: C7H7NO2 Combustion Analysis Compounds containing C, H and O are routinely analyzed through combustion in a chamber like this C is determined from the mass of CO2 produced H is determined from the mass of H2O produced O is determined by difference after the C and H have been determined Elemental Analyses Compounds containing other elements are analyzed using methods analogous to those used for C, H and O SAMPLE EXERCISE 3.13 Calculating an Empirical Formula Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) contains 40.92% C, 4.58% H, and 54.50% O by mass. What is the empirical formula of ascorbic acid? Solution Analyze: We are to determine an empirical formula of a compound from the mass percentages of its elements. Plan: The strategy for determining the empirical formula involves the three steps given in Figure 3.11. Second, we calculate the number of moles of each element: Solve: We first assume, for simplicity, that we have exactly 100 g of material (although any mass can be used). In 100 g of ascorbic a