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  • 21-01-2017
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A sample of a compound contains 30.0 g calcium and 5.05 g hydrogen. its molar mass is 78.12 g/mole. what is the compound’s molecular formula?

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MoSikder
MoSikder MoSikder
  • 21-01-2017

There is a fault in the question. The ratios do not add up as seen in the calculations below.

Moles of Ca 30/40.1 = 0.748 (3sf)
Moles of  H  5.05/1= 5.05

molar ratios (divide both sides by 0.748)
Ca:H
 1: 6.75 = 2:13.5 = 4:27

Therefore Ca4H27.
This gives a molar mass of 160.4+27= 187.4. Either the mass of hydrogen or the mass of calcium is wrong. 
 

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