Homework Help: Chemistry 1201

Posted by Dylan on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at 10:40pm.

An unknown compound contains only carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen (C?H?O?). Combustion of 6.50 of this compound produced 9.53 g of carbon dioxide and 3.90 g of water.

1) How many moles of Carbon?

2) How many moles of Hydrogen?

Chemistry 1201 - DrBob222, Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at 10:51pm
6.50 WHAT? grams?
3.90 g H2O x (1 mol H2O/18 g H2O) x (2 mols H atoms/1 mol H2O) = ? mol H atoms.

Carbon is done the same way.
Chemistry 1201 - Gabe, Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at 11:05pm
6.5 grams sorry.

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