Now I was rubbish at chemistry as a kid ( kept trying to blow things up! )....son has come home with homework and I'm completely stumped and thought I ask the good folk on here .... so here goes....

Use the following experimental data to deduce the ratio of sulphur to the other element in the compounds...

Mass of element ( g ) | mass of sulphur ( g )
1 . 50 | 15.6
2 . 50 | 23.4

Part b...
If compound 1 contains two sulphur atoms for each one of the other element, how many sulphur atoms are there in compound 2



Now if you understand it ( not me ) and can answer it, can you please explain it to me in simpletons language so I can explain it to a 13 year old boy!

Many thankses folkses. ...

yOU HAVING A FERKING LARF

Wrong forum Ronnie
Ain't many smart ones on here

I was giving you all the benefit of the doubt....I'm sure there's a smart one somewhere on here!

Google it much easier than me trying to explain it to ya bud
Al

I think I could tell you answers but as to explaining how to do it, not so sure i would be able to explain that

my logic may be flawed and it's a long time since I did chemistry but ............



I'm thinking
50 divided by 15.6 will give you 3.2
then multiply that by the 23.4 and it'll give you the answer .......... of 75
so ........ if each is 25 would that not give the 2 parts to 1 ratio mentioned ?

Quote: krutly wrote in post #7

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my logic may be flawed and it's a long time since I did chemistry but ............



I'm thinking
50 divided by 15.6 will give you 3.2
then multiply that by the 23.4 and it'll give you the answer .......... of 75
so ........ if each is 25 would that not give the 2 parts to 1 ratio mentioned ?

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Quote: surfer wrote in post #5

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Google it much easier than me trying to explain it to ya bud
Al

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My head hurts

is the answer to part 1

3 to 1
and
2 to 1

The first is 10.4:1 (I think)
10.4g sulphur too every 1g of the other element
the second is 9.36:1
9.36g sulphur too 1g of the other element

Type chemistry questions answered bud
Al

See I had 3 to 2...

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Is this right? Ready to be shot down in flames

Quote: surfer wrote in post #13

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Type chemistry questions answered bud
Al

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I will just point out I failed "O" level chemistry

@tigger ratios are normally whole numbers both sides

Quote: krutly wrote in post #17

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I will just point out I failed "O" level chemistry

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That's what they call research it part of the question,when he produces the answer the next question will be how he arrived at this answer
If he gets it off here and the teacher takes a look at the forum,we're all going to jail not a bin lol
Al

its a maths question not chemistry

Quote: bluesj wrote in post #12

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The first is 10.4:1 (I think)
10.4g sulphur too every 1g of the other element
the second is 9.36:1
9.36g sulphur too 1g of the other element

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Has to be hole numbers,you cannot split the atoms into point something

Al

Quote: surfer wrote in post #20

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That's what they call research it part of the question,when he produces the answer the next question will be how he arrived at this answer
If he gets it off here and the teacher takes a look at the forum,we're all going to jail not a bin lol
Al

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No jail needed , these are hypothetical questions aren't they Kieron ?