Question
Which of the following are empirical formulas?
A) Ribose (C5H10O5)
B) Ethyl Butyrate (C6H12O2)
C) Chlorophyll (C55H72MgN4O5)
D) DEET (C12H17ON)
(numbers are subscripts)
A) Ribose (C5H10O5)
B) Ethyl Butyrate (C6H12O2)
C) Chlorophyll (C55H72MgN4O5)
D) DEET (C12H17ON)
(numbers are subscripts)
Answers
DrBob222
All of them appear to me to be molecular formulas. The empirical formula of ribose is CH2O and for ethyl butyrate it is C3H6O. C and D don't appear to have a lowest common denominator other than 1. Check my thinking.