Asked by mary
Boron forms a gaseous compound with hydrogen with empirical formula BH3. a 1.05L sample of this compound at a pressure of 88 mm Hg at 295K has a mass of .138g. what is the molecular formula of the compound?
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Answered by
DrBob222
Use PV = nRT to solve for n = number of moles BH3, then n = grams/molar mass. You know n and grams, solve for molar mass.
X*empirical formula mass = molar mass
Solve for X and substitute into
(BH3)<sub>x</sub> so the molecular formula will be B<sub>x</sub>H<sub>3x</sub>
X*empirical formula mass = molar mass
Solve for X and substitute into
(BH3)<sub>x</sub> so the molecular formula will be B<sub>x</sub>H<sub>3x</sub>