Practice question · Fill in the blanks
Complete the statement with the correct term.
The empirical formula of benzene () is ______.
Word bank: m · x · k · CH
Hints
- Reduce the subscripts to their simplest whole-number ratio.
- The reduced form is what the missing term names.
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The empirical formula of benzene () is CH.
Why
Dividing the subscripts by 6: CH CH. The empirical formula gives the simplest integer ratio of atoms.
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