[Superboy92]

An organic compound contains C, H, N, and O. Combustion of 0.2046 g of the cpd yielded 0.5532 g CO2 and 0.1908 g of water. At STP, 27.60 mL of nitrogen was obtained when a sample of 0.4831 g of the compound was analyzed for its nitrogen contain. Determine the empirical formula of the compound.

Can someone please guide me step by step and/or explain to me what is going on, I tried attempting to do this, but go lost!

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[Dan]

I tried attempting to do this

Show your work. This is a Forum Rule.

[AWK]

http://www.chemicalforums.com/index.php?topic=1956.0

[Vidya]

ok I will give you direction
get the % of C from amount of CO2
           % of H from water
and % of N from the Volume of N2 gas at STP
Now calculate % of O (I am sure you know how to do this)
once all percentages are there ,you can use normal method of calculating empirical formula

[AWK]

The rest is oxygen