Jenny wants to test the electrical conductivity of two substances dissolved in water. she is preparing the containers for the experiment. which factor is most important for her to control?

Determine the empirical formula of a compound containing 40.6 grams of carbon, 5.1 grams of hydrogen, and 54.2 grams of oxygen. in an experiment, the molar mass of the compound was determined to be 118.084 g/mol. what is the molecular formula of the compound? for both questions, show your work or explain how you determined the formulas by giving specific values used in calculations.

Why do scientists look for patterns in the world? a. patterns can explain observations. b. patterns never change, no matter what. c. patterns are easy for scientists to detect. d. patterns are all the same, through all time.

In the cathode ray tube experiment, j. j. thomson passed an electric current through different gases inside a cathode ray tube in the presence of an electric field. in which two ways did this experiment change scientists’ understanding of the atom?