Complete combustion of a 354-g sample of procaine with


The following data were obtained from experiments to find the molecular formula of procaine, a local anesthetic, which contains only carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen. Complete combustion of a 3.54-g sample of procaine with excess O2 formed 8.58 g CO2 and 2.70 g H2O . Another sample of mass 2.35 g was found to contain 0.279 g of N . The molar mass of procaine was found to be 236.

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Chemistry: Complete combustion of a 354-g sample of procaine with
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