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Methyl orange, the dye, has a percent composition, by mass, of 51.42% C, 4.31% H, 12.83%...

Methyl orange, the dye, has a percent composition, by mass, of 51.42% C, 4.31% H, 12.83% N, 9.79% S, 7.03% Na, and the remainder is oxygen. The molecular mass of methyl orange is 327.3 u. What is the molecular formula of methyl orange?

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O%    = 100-(C%+H%+N%+S%+Na%)

          = 100-(51.42+4.31 +12.83+9.79+7.03)

         = 14.62%

Element                %                 A.Wt               relative number             simple ratio

C                      51.42             12                       51.42/12 = 4.285           4.285/0.305    = 14

H                       4.31               1                          4.31/1    = 4.31             4.31/0.305        = 14

N                    12.83              14                         12.83/14 = 0.916          0.916/0.305       = 3

S                   9.79                32                         9.79/32      = 0.305          0.305/0.305       = 1

Na               7.03                 23                           7.03/23       = 0.305        0.305/0.305       = 1

O                 14.62               16                           14.62/16      = 0.914       0.914/0.305       = 3

         Empirical formula   = C14H14N3SNaO3

   E.F.Wt                          = 327

        molecular formula   = (empirical formula)n

                         n             = M.Wt/E.F.Wt

                                        = 327.3/327   = 1

molecular formula            = C14H14N3SNaO3


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