A 58.5 g sample of an unknown compound that contains only carbon, hydrogen and oxygen was analyzed through combustion analysis and yielded 105.6 g CO₂ and 36.0 g H₂O. Given that the unknown compound contained 28.82 g carbon and 4.04 grams of hydrogen, what is the mass in grams of oxygen that is present in the unknown compound?

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A 58.5 g sample of an unknown compound that contains only carbon, hydrogen and oxygen was analyzed through combustion analysis and yielded 105.6 g CO₂ and 36.0 g H₂O. Given that the unknown compound contained 28.82 g carbon and 4.04 grams of hydrogen, what is the mass in grams of oxygen that is present in the unknown compound?

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