Formula of a Hydrate

    So today we did a lab about calculating the hydrate. One common example of the hydrate is called calcium chloride. Another common hydrate is called the carbohydrate. So here is one hydrate which is anhydrous, aka Cobalt (II) chloride.



And after i did some research in the internet, I found out there is this another form of Cobalt (II) chloride which is called Cobalt (II) chloride hexahydrate. Which looks like this

So after doing this lab I think I am much prepared for the quiz which will be next wednesday. 

Calculate The Empirical Formula Of Organic Compound~

An organic compound : any substance that contain CARBON

When we do the calculation, we can write a balanced chemical equation for the burning of CxHy
(CxHy + zO2 -----> xCO2 + y/2H2O)

1. We should calculate the moles of CO2 and H2O produced
2. Find the mole of C and H in the CO2 and H2O
3. Find the ratio of C : H
4. Multiply the ratios to get a whole number

For example...
1.  What is the empirical formula of a compound that burns to produce 8.45g of CO2 and 1.73g of H2O?
mol of CO2 = 8.45/44 = 0.19        mol of C in CO2 = 0.19C
mol of H2O = 1.73/18 = 0.10       mol of H in H2O = 0.2H
Mole ratio = 1:1
Therefore,the empirical formula is CH

2. When 6.28g of an organic compound is burned,10.22g of CO2 and 5.18g of H2O is produced?What is the empirical formula?
mole of CO2 = 10.22/44 = 0.232   mol of C in CO2 = 0.232C
mole of H2O = 5.18/18 = 0.288     mol of H in H2O = 0.576H
Check Mass :
0.232C x 10.22g = 2.371g
0.576H x 5.18g = 2.98g
6.28g - 2.371g - 2.98g = 0.929g ----->   Oxygen
0.929/16 = 0.058mol Oxygen
Mole ratio = 0.232 : 0.576 : 0.058
                  = 4        : 10      : 1
Therefore,the empirical formula is C4H10O

Empirical formulas and Molecular formulas

Empirical formula: it gives the lowest term ratio of atoms (or moles) in the formula. *All ionic compounds are empirical formulas*

Ex: C3H6 (propene) ---> molecular formula
     CH2 ----> empirical formula


Molecular formula: it is a multiple of the empirical formula and shows the actual number of atoms that combine to form a molecule

Ex. A molecule has an empirical formula of C4H10 and a molar mass of 29 g/mol, what is the molecular formula
Ans: C2H5