A compound with the empirical formula CH2 has a molar mass of 28 g/mol. What is the molecular formula for this compound?

Answer 1

Hi Jimena!

If a compound has an empirical formula of CH₂, it means that the compound has a ratio of 1 carbon atom to 2 hydrogen atoms.

Because this compound has a molecular mass of 28 g/mol, its molecular formula will be C₂H₄