Question

In an experiment, the molar mass of the compound was determined to be 118.084 g/mol. What is the molecular formula of the compound?

Answer 1

Answer:

Succinic acid

Explanation:

The most common possibility is succinic acid

As it has decimals after whole no till hundredth it contains OH and C in most of the cases .

Let's check for succinic acid

• C4H_6O_6
• 4(12)+4(16)+6
• 64+48+6
• 118u

Yes approximately equal

Molecular formula is.

(CH_2)_2(CO_2H)_2