Here is an example of a combustion analysis problem like the one on the first InClass Problem Set that you did in laboratory during

Here is an example of a combustion analysis problem like the one on the first InClass Problem Set that you did in laboratory during the week of October 25, 1999.

A 0.00300 g sample of napthalene, a compound containing only carbon and hydrogen, was burned in excess oxygen to give 0.0103 g of CO₂. Determine the empirical formula of napthalene. The formula weight (molecular weight) of napthalene is 128 u, determine the molecular formula.

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