Remember This? In your notebook, complete the following problems: 1. Give the name and formula for the following ionic combinations: a) Cu 2+ & Cl b) Aluminum & oxygen 2. Complete the following molar conversions: a) What is the mass of 2.00 moles of FeBr 3 ? b) How many moles are present in 67.5 g of dihydrogen monoxide? c) How many molecules are present in 56.0 g of C 2 H 4 ? CuCl 2 ; Copper (II) chloride Al 2 O 3 ; Aluminum oxide 591 g FeBr mol H 2 O 1.20 x molecules C 2 H 4
Determining Chemical Formulas - DEFINE EMPIRICAL FORMULA, AND EXPLAIN HOW THE TERM APPLIES TO IONIC AND MOLECULAR COMPOUNDS - DETERMINE AN EMPIRICAL FORMULA FROM EITHER A PERCENTAGE OR A MASS COMPOSITION - EXPLAIN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE EMPIRICAL FORMULA AND THE MOLECULAR FORMULA OF A GIVEN COMPOUND - DETERMINE A MOLECULAR FORMULA FROM AN EMPIRICAL FORMULA
Percentage composition: the percentage by mass of each element in a compound Describes the chemical composition of a compound The mass percentage of an element in a compound is the same regardless of the sample’s size How to determine the percent composition: 1. Find the mass of each element in the compound. 2. Find the total mass of the compound. 3. Determine percentage composition of each element in the compound.
Sample Problem Find the percentage composition of copper(I) sulfide, Cu 2 S. Given: formula, Cu 2 S Unknown: percentage composition of Cu 2 S Solve: Find the mass of each element. 2 mol Cu × (63.55 g/mol Cu)=127.1 g Cu 1 mol S × (32.07 g/mol S)=32.07 g S Find the total mass of the compound. total mass of Cu 2 S=159.2 g Cu 2 S Find the percent of each element in the compound. (127.1 g Cu)/(159.2 g Cu 2 S) ×100= 79.84% Cu (32.07 g S)/(159.2 g Cu 2 S) ×100= 20.14% S
Find the percent composition of the following: 1. PbCl 2 74.51% Pb 25.49% Cl 2. Ba(NO 3 ) 2 52.55% Ba 10.72% N 36.73% O You Try!
Empirical formula: consists of the symbols for the elements combined in a compound, with subscripts showing the smallest whole-number mole ratio of the different atoms in the compound For an ionic compound: the formula unit is usually the compound’s empirical formula For a molecular compound: the empirical formula does not necessarily indicate the actual numbers of atoms present in each molecule Ex: Gas diborane BH 3 B 2 H 6 empirical formula molecular formula
To determine a compound’s empirical formula from its percentage composition… 1. If necessary, begin by converting percentage composition to a mass composition Assume that you have g of sample of the compound 2. Determine the amount in moles of each element by dividing the appropriate molar mass 3. Determine the smallest value from Step 2 4. Divide all moles by the smallest number in the existing ratio Round each number in the ratio to the nearest whole number 5. Use the whole numbers from Step 4 as subscripts Calculation of Empirical Formulas Percentage composition mass composition composition in moles smallest whole-number mole ratio of atoms
Sample Problem Quantitative analysis shows that a compound contains 32.38% sodium, 22.65% sulfur, and 44.99% oxygen. Find the empirical formula of this compound. Given: percentage composition Unknown: empirical formula Solve: mass composition: g Na, g S, g O composition in moles: (32.38 g/mol Na)/(22.99 g Na)=1.408 mol Na (22.65 g/mol S)/(32.07 g S)= mol S (44.99 g/mol O)/(16.00 g O)=2.812 mol O Smallest value in ratios = Smallest whole-number ratio:(1.408 mol Na)/( ) : ( mol S)/(0.7063) : (2.812 mol O)/0.7063=1.993 mol Na:1mol S:3.981 mol O Round each number in the ratio to the nearest whole number = 2 mol Na: 1 mol S: 4 mol O empirical formula of the compound is Na 2 SO 4
A) A compound is found to contain 63.42% iron and 36.48% sulfur. Find its empirical formula. FeS B) Determine the empirical formula of the compound that contains 17.15% carbon, 1.44% hydrogen, and 81.41% fluorine. CHF 3 You Try!
A compound is analyzed and found to contain 36.70% potassium, 33.27% chlorine, and 30.03% oxygen. What is the empirical formula of the compound? KClO 2
Sample Problem Analysis of a g sample of a compound known to contain only phosphorus and oxygen indicates phosphorus content of g. What is the empirical formula of the compound? Analyze: Given: sample mass = g ; phosphorus mass = g Unknown: empirical formula Compute: The mass of oxygen is found by subtracting the phosphorus mass from the sample mass: sample mass – phosphorus mass = g – g = g Mass composition: g P, g O Composition in moles: g P × (30.97 g/mol P)= mol P g O × (16.00 g/mol O)= mol O Smallest whole-number ratio of atoms: ( mol P)/ : ( mol O)/ = 1 mol P : mol O The number of O atoms is not close to a whole number, but if we multiply each number in the ratio by 2, then the number of O atoms becomes mol, which is close to 5 mol. The simplest mole ratio of P atoms to O atoms is 2:5 The compound’s empirical formula is P 2 O 5.
A) Analysis of a 20.0 g of a compound containing only calcium and bromine indicates that 4.00 g of calcium are present. What is the empirical formula of the compound formed? CaBr 2 B) A g sample of an unidentified compound contains g sodium, g chromium, and g oxygen. What is the compound’s empirical formula? Na 2 Cr 2 O 7 You Try!
Calculation of Molecular Formulas Relationship between a compound’s empirical formula and its molecular formula can be written as follows: x(empirical formula) = molecular formula x = whole-number multiple indicating the factor by which the subscripts in the empirical formula must be multiplied to obtain the molecular formula To determine the molecular formula of a compound, you must know the compound’s formula mass
Sample Problem The empirical formula of a compound of phosphorus and oxygen was found to be P 2 O 5. Experimentation shows that the molar mass of this compound is g/mol. What is the compound’s molecular formula? Analyze: Given: empirical formula Unknown: molecular formula Solve: molecular formula mass is numerically equal to molar mass molar mass = g/mol formula mass = amu empirical formula mass is found by adding the masses of each of the atoms indicated in the empirical formula mass of phosphorus atom= amu mass of oxygen atom = amu empirical formula of P 2 O 5 = (2 x amu) + (5 x amu) = amu Dividing the experimental formula mass by the empirical formula mass gives the value of x The formula mass is numerically equal to the molar mass x = amu / amu = (P 2 O 5 ) = P 4 O 10 the compound’s molecular formula is P 4 O 10
A) Determine the molecular formula of the compound with an empirical formula of CH and a formula mass of amu. C6H6C6H6 B) A sample of a compound with a formula mass of amu is found to consist of 0.44 g H and 6.92 g O. Find its molecular formula. H2O2H2O2 You Try!