Metal carbonyls are molecular compounds. assume that you heat and decompose completely 1.322 g of fex(co)y to form 0.377 g of iron. what is the empirical formula of the compound?

We are given total of 1.322g of compound. The masses are therefore:

mass Fe = 0.377 g

mass CO = 1.322 – 0.377 = 0.945 g

 

Convert this to moles by dividing with molar mass:

moles Fe = 0.377 / 55.845 = 6.75 x 10^-3 mol

moles CO = 0.945 / 28 = 0.03375 mol

 

To get the empirical formula, divide the two by the lowest mol = 6.75 x 10^-3 mol, so that we get:

Fe = 1

CO = 5

 

Therefore:

Fe(CO)5

It would be (at) + cu (s)

Ch4 is nonpolar and insoluble in water. since all of the hydrogen atoms are evenly spread around the carbon atom even through the c h bond is polar all the poles cancel each other out.