3. Chemical Reactions
Combustion Analysis
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Problem 124b
Textbook Question
Textbook Question(a) Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were compounds used as coolants in transformers and capacitors, but their production was banned by the U.S. Congress in 1979 because they are highly toxic and persist in the environment. When 1.0 g of a PCB containing carbon, hydrogen, and chlorine was subjected to combustion analysis, 1.617 g of CO2. and 0.138 g of H2O were produced. What is the empirical formula?
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