Styrofoam is made by blowing a gas into a polymer called polystyrene, which in turn is made from styrene. Styrene is 92.26% carbon and the rest is hydrogen 7.02 * 10^18 molecules of styrene weigh 1.22 mg. what is the molecular formula for it

Answer : The molecular of the compound is,

Solution :

If percentage are given then we are taking total mass is 100 grams.

So, the mass of each element is equal to the percentage given.

Mass of C = 92.26 g

Mass of H = 100 - 92.26 = 7.74 g

Molar mass of C = 12 g/mole

Molar mass of H = 1 g/mole

Step 1 : convert given masses into moles.

Moles of C =

Moles of H =

Step 2 : For the mole ratio, divide each value of moles by the smallest number of moles calculated.

For C =

For H =

The ratio of C : H = 1 : 1

The mole ratio of the element is represented by subscripts in empirical formula.

The Empirical formula =

The empirical formula weight = 1(12) + 1(1) = 13 gram/eq

Now we have to calculate the molecular mass of polymer.

As, the mass of polymer of molecules = 1.22 mg = 0.00122 g

So, the mass of polymer of molecules =

Now we have to calculate the molecular formula of the compound.

Formula used :

Molecular formula =

Therefore, the molecular of the compound is,

a chemical change results in a new substance being formed; whereas a physical change will result in a different state of matter

explanation:

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