4.00 g of a certain Compound X, known to be made of carbon, hydrogen and perhaps oxygen, and to have a molecular molar mass of 70. g/mol, is burned completely in excess oxygen, and the mass of the products carefully measured: product mass carbon dioxide 12.57 g water 5.15 g Use this information to find the molecular formula of X.

4.00 g of a certain Compound X, known to be made of carbon, hydrogen and perhaps oxygen, and to have a molecular molar mass of 70. g/mol, is burned completely in excess oxygen, and the mass of the products carefully measured: product mass carbon dioxide 12.57 g water 5.15 g Use this information to find the molecular formula of X.

World of Chemistry

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Chapter9: Chemical Quantities

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