Question

The mass of one molecule of the compound is 2.53 x 10^-22.Determine the molecular formula for methyl salicylate.
emprical formula = C8H803
See your post above.
(C8H8O3)<sub>n</sub> where n =
(molecular formula mass)/empirical formula mass and round n to a whole number.
molecular mass = 6.022E23 x 2.53E-22 = ?

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