Chemical formula for copper gluconate I have 1.4g of Copper gluconate. There is .2g of copper within the copper gluconate. Determine the chemical formula for Copper gluconate with the given information: Copper Gluconate: Cu(C6H11O?)? Cu = 63.55 g/mol H = 12.01 g/mol O = 1.008 g/mol Cu = 63.55 g/mol

The simplest chemical formula of the compound is Cu(C₆H₁₁O₇)₂

Explanation:

Given mass of sample = 1.4 g

mass of copper in the sample = 0.2 g

mass of the gluconate =1.4 - 0.2 = 1.2 g

The mole ratio is determined first using the formula;

mole ratio = reacting mass / atomic mass

atomic mass of copper = 63.55

mass of gluconate, C₆H₁₁O₇ = 12*6 + 1*11 + 16*7 = 195 g/mol

mole ratio ( copper : gluconate) = 0.2/63.55 : 1.4/195

mole ratio ( copper : gluconate) =  0.003 : 0.007

convert to whole number ratios by dividing with the smallest ratio

mole ratio ( copper : gluconate) = 0.003/0.003 : 0.007/0.003

mole ratio ( copper : gluconate) = 1 : 2

Therefore, the simplest chemical formula of the compound is Cu(C₆H₁₁O₇)₂

the ideal gas law equation is as follows

pv = nrt

where p - pressure

v - volume

n - number of moles

r - universal gas constant

t - temperature

so if the pressure, volume and temperature are already known

we are left with n and r

since r is the universal gas constant that has a known fixed value then r too is known

so we are left with 'n'

once we know temperature volume and pressure

we can find the number of moles of gas present using the ideal gas law equation

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