A compound containing only C, H, and O, was extracted from the bark of the sassafras tree. The combustion of 82.3mg produced 223mg of CO2and 45.8mg of H2O. The molar mass of the compound was 162 g/mol. Determine its empirical and molecular formulas. (For this problem use the format: CxHyOz, where x, y, and z are subscripts of 2 or greater.) Thank you

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A compound containing only C, H, and O, was extracted from the bark of the sassafras tree. The combustion of 82.3mg produced 223mg of CO2and 45.8mg of H2O. The molar mass of the compound was 162 g/mol. Determine its empirical and molecular formulas.

(For this problem use the format: CxHyOz, where x, y, and z are subscripts of 2 or greater.)

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