Answered

Welcome to Westonci.ca, the ultimate question and answer platform. Get expert answers to your questions quickly and accurately. Get the answers you need quickly and accurately from a dedicated community of experts on our Q&A platform. Get detailed and accurate answers to your questions from a dedicated community of experts on our Q&A platform.

Isooctane has the molecular formula C8H18. What is its empirical formula

Sagot :

familiarblonde
GOSH I feel the pain. 
Finding the empirical formula starting from the molecular formula is pretty much finding a least common factor for the subscripts. 8 and 18 can both reduce by two, making it C4H9. 
LucianoBordoli

Answer:

Its empirical formula is [tex]C_{4}H_{9}[/tex]

Explanation:

The empirical formula of a compound has the relative number of atoms in the molecule, expressed in the simplest whole-number ratios.

We know that the molecular formula of Isooctane is :

[tex]C_{8}H_{18}[/tex]

If we want to obtain the empirical formula we need to simplify the numbers ''8'' and ''18'' to obtain the simplest whole-number ratios.

If we do this, we find that ''8'' can be simplified by 8,4,2 or 1.

The number ''18'' can be simplified by 18,9,6,3 or 1.

The highest number which is common to ''8'' and ''18'' is the number 2.

If we simplify the molecular formula of Isooctane by 2 ⇒

[tex]C_{8}H_{18}[/tex] ⇒[tex]C_{4}H_{9}[/tex]

The empirical formula of Isooctane is [tex]C_{4}H_{9}[/tex]

We hope our answers were helpful. Return anytime for more information and answers to any other questions you may have. Thank you for your visit. We're committed to providing you with the best information available. Return anytime for more. We're here to help at Westonci.ca. Keep visiting for the best answers to your questions.