The most common form of nylon (nylon-6) is 63.68% carbon, 12.38% nitrogen, 9.80% hydrogen, and 14.4% oxygen. calculate the empirical formula for nylon-6.
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Answered by kenmyna
The empirical formula for nylon-6 is calculated as below find the moles of each element mole =% composition/ molar mass that is carbon = 63.68/ 12 = 5.31 moles nitrogen=12.38/14=0.88 moles hydrogen= 9.80/1 = 9.8 moles oxygen = 14.4/16 = 0.9 moles find the mole ratio by dividing each moles with smallest moles ( 0.88 moles) that is carbon = 5.31/0.88 =6 Nitrogen =0.88/0.88 = 1 Hydrogen = 9.80/0.88 = 11 oxygen = 0.9/0.88 =1 therefore the empirical formula = C6NH11O