Which pair of compounds has the same empirical formula C2H2 and C6H6

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Part 1: Defining Empirical and molecular formulaEmpirical formula:An empirical formula is a formula in which the atoms in a molecule are present in their lowest ratio.An empirical formula gives the simplest ratio of atoms in a molecule or compound.Molecular formula:The molecular formula is the formula in which the atoms in a molecule is present in fixed ratio.The molecular formula gives the exact number of atoms in a molecule or compound.Relation between molecular formula and empirical formula:n=MolecularformulaEmpiricalformula Where, n is the whole number multiple that is 1,2,3,4….so on.Part 2: Determining the Empirical formula of C2H2The molecular formula of the compound is C2H2.In this compound, the value of ‘n’ is 2 that means the subscript of Carbon and Hydrogen are divided by the whole number 2 and we get an empirical formula for C2H2. 2= C2H2EmpiricalformulaEmpiricalformula=C2H22Empiricalformula=CHPart 3: Determining the Empirical formula of C6H6The molecular formula of the compound is C6H 6.In this compound, the value of ‘n’ is 6 that means the subscript of Carbon and Hydrogen are divided by the whole number 6 and we get an empirical formula for compound 2nd. 6=C6H6EmpiricalformulaEmpiricalformula=C6H66Empiricalformula=CHIn both compounds, the ratio of atoms of Carbon and Hydrogen are 1:1.Thus, the empirical formula of both C2 H2 and C6H6 is CH.

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Which pair of compounds has the same empirical formula C2H2 and C6H6

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Which pair of compounds has the same empirical formula?
(1) C2H2 and C6H6
(2) C2H6 and C3H8
(3) CH3OH and C2H5OH
(4) CH3CHO and CH3COOH

Which pair of compounds has the same empirical formula C2H2 and C6H6

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Grade 9 · 2021-07-15

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1) Both C2H2 and C6H6 have the empirical formula of CH

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Which of the following pairs of compounds have the same empirical formula?

a. acetylene, C2H2, and benzene, C6H6

b. ethane, C2H6, and butane, C4H10

c. nitrogen dioxide, NO2, and dinitrogen tetroxide, N2O4

d. diphenyl ether, C12H10O, and phenol, C6H5OH

molecular formula for
benzene = #C_6H_6#
acetylene = #C_2H_2#

Since the question already gave the empirical formula for both compounds, which is CH. Let's figure out the subscript, n, in #(CH)_n# for their molecular formulas.

To do so, let's use the molar mass and divide by the formula mass of the empirical formula, CH, 12 + 1 = 13 g.

For benzene:
#"subscript, n" = "molar mass benzene"/"formula mass of CH"="78 g"/"13 g"=6#

molecular formula for benzene = #(CH)_6=C_6H_6#

For acetylene:
#"subscript, n" = "molar mass acetylene"/"formula mass of CH"="26 g"/"13 g"=2#

molecular formula for acetylene = #(CH)_2=C_2H_2#

Do C2H2 and c2h4 have the same empirical formula?

Its empirical formula is CH2. One molecule of ethylene (molecular formula C2H4) contains two atoms of carbon and four atoms of hydrogen. Its empirical formula is CH2. Both have the same empirical formula, yet they are different compounds with different molecular formulas.

What is the empirical formula of C2H2?

C2H2

Is C2H2 has same empirical and molecular formula?

a. C2H2 C 2 H 2 has a 1:1 ratio, and C6H6 C 6 H 6 also has a 1:1 ratio. Therefore, this pair shares the same empirical formula.

Which pair has the same empirical formula?

The hydrocarbons which possess the same empirical formula have the same value of the ratio of C-atoms and H-atoms. Therefore, C2H2 C 2 H 2 and C6H6 C 6 H 6 share the same empirical formula.