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Combustion Analysis Extra Problems Key

The document provides 5 examples of combustion analysis problems to determine the empirical formula of hydrocarbon compounds. Each problem provides the mass of reactants and products measured and the step-by-step calculations to determine the moles of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and/or nitrogen present. The mole ratios are then used to ascertain the empirical formula.

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Combustion Analysis Extra Problems Key

The document provides 5 examples of combustion analysis problems to determine the empirical formula of hydrocarbon compounds. Each problem provides the mass of reactants and products measured and the step-by-step calculations to determine the moles of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and/or nitrogen present. The mole ratios are then used to ascertain the empirical formula.

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Combustion Analysis Problems (optional): Key

1. A hydrocarbon fuel is fully combusted with 18.214 g of oxygen to yield 23.118 g of carbon
dioxide and 4.729 g of water. Find the empirical formula for the hydrocarbon.
1 mol CO 2 1 mol C ⎫
23.118 g CO 2 × = 0.52528 mol C ÷ 0.52515 ≈ 1 mol C ⎪
44.011 g CO 2 1 mol CO 2 ⎪
⎬ CH
1 mol H 2O 2 mol H
4.729 g H 2O × = 0.52515 mol H ÷ 0.52515 = 1 mol H ⎪
18.02 g H 2O 1 mol H 2O ⎪⎭

2. After combustion with excess oxygen, a 12.501 g of a petroleum compound produced 38.196
g of carbon dioxide and 18.752 of water. A previous analysis determined that the compound
does not contain oxygen. Establish the empirical formula of the compound.
1 mol CO 2 1 mol C
38.196 g CO 2 × = 0.86787 mol C ÷ 0.86787 = 1 mol C
44.011 g CO 2 1 mol CO 2
1 mol H 2O 2 mol H
18.752 g H 2O × = 1.0817 mol H ÷ 0.86787 = 2.3996 mol H
18.016 g H 2O 1 mol H 2O
1 mol C × 5 = 5 mol C ⎫
⎬ C 5 H12
2.3996 mol × 5 = 11.998 ≈ 12 mol H ⎭

3. In the course of the combustion analysis of an unknown compound containing only carbon,
hydrogen, and nitrogen, 12.923 g of carbon dioxide and 6.608 g of water were measured.
Treatment of the nitrogen with H2 gas resulted in 2.501 g NH3. The complete combustion of
11.014 g of the compound needed 10.573 g of oxygen. What the compound’s empirical
formula?
1 mol CO 2 1 mol C ⎫
12.923 g CO 2 × = 0.29363 mol C ÷ 0.1468 ≈ 2 mol C ⎪
44.011 g CO 2 1 mol CO 2
⎪
1 mol H 2O 2 mol H ⎪
6.608 g H 2O × = 0.7334 mol H ÷ 0.1468 ≈ 5 mol H ⎬ C 2 H 5 N
18.02 g H 2O 1 mol H 2O ⎪
1 mol NH 3 1 mol N ⎪
2.501 g NH 3 × = 0.1468 mol N ÷ 0.1468 = 1 mol N ⎪
17.04 g NH 3 1 mol NH 3 ⎭
4. 12.915 g of a biochemical substance containing only carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen was
burned in an atmosphere of excess oxygen. Subsequent analysis of the gaseous result yielded
18.942 g carbon dioxide and 7.749 g of water. Determine the empirical formula of the
substance.
1 mol CO 2 1 mol C 12.011 g C
mass C = 18.942 g CO 2 × = 5.1694 g C
44.011 g CO 2 1 mol CO 2 1 mol C
1 mol H 2O 2 mol H 1.016 g H
mass H = 7.749 g H 2O × = 0.8669 g H
18.02 g H 2O 1 mol H 2O 1 mol H 2O
mass O = 12.915 g − 5.1694 g C − 0.8669 g H = 6.879 g O
1 mol C ⎫
mol C = 5.1694 g C × = 0.43039 mol C ÷ 0.4299 ≈ 1 mol C ⎪
12.011 g C
⎪
1 mol H ⎪
mol H = 0.8669 g H × = 0.8600 mol H ÷ 0.4299 ≈ 2 mol H ⎬ CH 2O
1.008 g H ⎪
1 mol O ⎪
mol O = 6.879 g O × = 0.4299 mol H ÷ 0.4299 = 1 mol O ⎪
16.00 g O ⎭

5. 33.658 g of oxygen was used to completely react with a sample of a hydrocarbon in a


combustion reaction. The reaction products were 33.057 g of carbon dioxide and 10.816 g of
water. Ascertain the empirical formula of the compound.
1 mol CO 2 1 mol C
33.057 g CO 2 × = 0.75111 mol C ÷ 0.75111 = 1 mol C
44.011 g CO 2 1 mol CO 2
1 mol H 2O 2 mol H
10.816 g H 2O × = 1.2007 mol H ÷ 0.75111 = 1.5986 mol H
18.016 g H 2O 1 mol H 2O
1 mol C × 5 = 5 mol C ⎫
⎬ C5H8
1.5986 mol H × 5 ≈ 8 mol H ⎭

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