How to Determine the Chemical Formula and Identify Illinium?

[altenrim]

My question is about finding the chemical equation and name of wrongly labeled element given the molecular weight of the formula and weights of two of the elements. The problem gives the overall molecual weight of the formula as 150 grams/mole. Then it says there is 1.00grams of chloriene in it and 1.36 grams of a "so called" Illinium. From this, how do I go about finding the formula for the problem and what element Illinium really is?

 

[GCT]

If there are 1.00grams of chlorine for every 1.36 grams of "Illinium" how many grams of the 150grams/mole of the molecular weight is due to chlorine?

 

[Blueshift5]

To find the chemical equation and name of the wrongly labeled element, we first need to use the given information to determine the molecular formula of the compound. Since the overall molecular weight is 150 grams/mole, we can set up an equation using the weights of the two known elements, chlorine and "so called" Illinium:

150 grams/mole = 1.00 grams of chlorine + 1.36 grams of "so called" Illinium + x grams of unknown element

Solving for x, we get a value of 147.64 grams for the unknown element. This means that the molecular formula of the compound is Cl1.00Illinium1.36X147.64, or simply ClIlliniumX.

Next, we need to determine the true identity of "so called" Illinium. To do this, we can look at the periodic table and see that the closest element in terms of atomic weight is iodine (I). Therefore, we can conclude that "so called" Illinium is actually iodine.

Now, we can write the complete chemical equation for the compound as ClI1.36X147.64. This means that the compound contains 1.00 gram of chlorine, 1.36 grams of iodine, and 147.64 grams of the unknown element, X.

In summary, to find the chemical equation and name of the wrongly labeled element, we used the given information to determine the molecular formula of the compound and then identified the true identity of the wrongly labeled element. This process is important in ensuring the accuracy and reliability of scientific experiments and data.