TNT is a powerful explosive consiting of 37.01 % C, 2.22 % H and 18.50 % N with the balance being oxygen. What is the simplest or empirical formula of the TNT?

What does it mean "the balance being oxygen"? How do I apply that information to the problem? I know how to do it otherwise.

7/13/2008 1:26:46 PM

that's not chemistry, that's English

it just means subtract the percentages you have from 100

and the rest is oxygen

7/13/2008 1:41:46 PM

^ yup

7/13/2008 4:52:21 PM

Hopefully you can do the problem knowing what it means.

7/13/2008 5:23:07 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinitrotoluene

7/13/2008 5:58:58 PM

Quote :

"that's not chemistry, that's English it just means subtract the percentages you have from 100 and the rest is oxygen"

7/13/2008 9:40:52 PM