Estradiol is a female sexual hormone that causes maturation and maintenance of the female reproductive system. elemental analysis of estradiol gives the following mass percent composition: c 79.37%, h 8.88%, 0 11.75%.the molar mass of estradiol is 272.37 g/mol. find the molecular formula ofestradio

The molecular formula of estradiol is: .

Explanation:

Molar mass of of estradiol = M= 272.37 g/mol

Let the molecular formula of estradiol be

Percentage of an element in a compound:

Percentage of carbon in estradiol  :

x = 18.0

Percentage of hydrogen in estradiol  :

y = 24.2 ≈ 24

Percentage of oxygen in estradiol  :

z = 2

The molecular formula of estradiol is: