Lesson 01 Week 01 Percent Composition and Emperical Formulas
Lesson 01 Week 01 Percent Composition and Emperical Formulas
Lesson 01 Week 01 Percent Composition and Emperical Formulas
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General Chemistry 1
Grade Level : Grade 11/12
Semester : 2nd Semester
School Year : 2021 – 2022
Instructor : Mr. Joshua Bong A. Bual
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Department of Education
National Capital Region
Division of Taguig City and Pateros
Monlimar Development Academy, Inc.
317 Manuel L. Quezon St. Lower Bicutan, Taguig City
Lesson Objectives:
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Lesson 1.0
For example, consider a gaseous compound composed solely of carbon and hydrogen. The percent composition
of this compound could be represented as follows:
Example:
If analysis of a 10.0-g sample of this gas showed it to contain 2.5 g H and 7.5 g C, the percent composition
would be calculated to be 25% H and 75% C:
Practice Exercise 01
Analysis of a 12.04-g sample of a liquid compound composed of carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen showed it to
contain 7.34 g C, 1.85 g H, and 2.85 g N. What is the percent composition of this compound?
Solution:
Check your Learning:
A 24.81-g sample of a gaseous compound containing only carbon, oxygen, and chlorine is determined to contain
3.01 g C, 4.00 g O, and 17.81 g Cl. What is this compound’s percent composition?
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Lesson 1.1
The element nitrogen is the active ingredient for agricultural purposes, so the
mass percentage of nitrogen in the compound is a practical and economic
concern for consumers choosing among these fertilizers.
A molecule of NH3 contains one N atom weighing 14.01 amu and three H
atoms weighing a total of (3 × 1.008 amu) = 3.024 amu.
The formula mass of ammonia is therefore (14.01 amu + 3.024 amu) = 17.03
amu, and its percent composition is:
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Lesson 1.2
Determining Percent Composition from a
Molecular Formula
Percent composition is also useful for evaluating the relative abundance of a given element in different compounds
of known formulas.
Example: 02 Aspirin is a compound with the molecular formula C9H8O4.
What is its percent composition?
To calculate the percent composition, we need to know the masses of C, H, and O in a known mass of C9H8O4. It is convenient to consider
1 mol of C9H8O4 and use its molar mass (180.159 g/mole, determined from the chemical formula) to calculate the percentages of each of
its elements:
Check Your To three significant digits, what is the mass percentage of iron
Progress in the compound Fe2O3?
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Lesson 1.2
A compound is composed of 52.14 % Carbon, 13.13 % Hydrogen, and 34,73 % Oxygen by mass.
A compound is composed of 52.14 % Carbon, 13.13 % Hydrogen, and 34,73 % Oxygen by mass. Part A
a. What is the empirical formula
b. If the molar mass of the compound is 138.204 g/mol, what is the molecular formula?
Example: 03
A compound is composed of 52.14 % Carbon, 13.13 % Hydrogen, and 34,73 % Oxygen by mass. Part B
a. What is the empirical formula
b. If the molar mass of the compound is 138.204 g/mol, what is the molecular formula?
Check Your Progress
A compound consists of 20.32 g Carbon, 5.12 g of Hydrogen, and 7.9 g of Nitrogen. Part A
a.) What is the Empirical Formula?
b.) What is the Molecular Formula if the molar mass of the compound is 236.448 g/mol?
Solution:
A compound consists of 20.32 g Carbon, 5.12 g of Hydrogen, and 7.9 g of Nitrogen. Part B
a.) What is the Empirical Formula?
b.) What is the Molecular Formula if the molar mass of the compound is 236.448 g/mol?
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End of Lesson
Lesson 01 and 02:
Percent Composition