A 1.000 g sample of an unknown compound containing only carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen was analyzed through combustion analysis and yielded 2.579 g of CO, and 0.6536 g of H20. What is the compound's empirical formula? A) C2,H26O5 B) C1,H2,04 C) C4H,0 D) C13H1603 E) C3H1,O2

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A 1.000 g sample of an unknown
compound containing only carbon,
hydrogen, and oxygen was analyzed
through combustion analysis and yielded
2.579 g of CO, and 0.6536 g of H20. What
is the compound's empirical formula?
A) C2¾H26O5
B) C1,H2,04
C) C,H;0
D) C13H1603
E) C3H1,O2
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