In: Chemistry
1) Cyclopropane, a substance used with oxygen as a general anesthetic, contains only two elements, carbon and hydrogen. When 1.00 g of this substance is completely combusted, 3.14 g of CO2 and 1.29 g of H2O are produced. What is the empirical formula of cyclopropane?
2) Isobutyl propionate is the substance that provides the flavor for rum extract. Combustion of a 1.152 g sample of this carbon-hydrogen-oxygen compounds yields 2.726 g CO2 and 1.116 g H2O. What is the empirical formula of isobutyl propionate?