A 10.00 g sample of a food sweetener containing the atoms C, H, and 0, was subjected to combustion analysis and yielded 14.66 g of carbon dioxide and 6.001 g of water. Determine the empirical formula using the following steps. From the list of sweeteners below, which is the most likely? Aspartame Ci«H1N;O5 Fructose Sucralose Sucrose CH1206 C2H2011

A 10.00 g sample of a food sweetener containing the atoms C, H, and 0, was subjected to combustion analysis and yielded 14.66 g of carbon dioxide and 6.001 g of water. Determine the empirical formula using the following steps. From the list of sweeteners below, which is the most likely? Aspartame Ci«H1N;O5 Fructose Sucralose Sucrose CH1206 C2H2011

Chemistry: An Atoms First Approach

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Chapter5: Stoichiometry

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