A new organic material is to be examined by combustion analysis. Burning 0.09303 g of this sample in the presence of excess oxygen gives an increase in mass of 0.04256 g on Mg(ClO4)2 and a 0.1387 g increase in mass on a NaOH on asbestos. If we know carbon, hydrogen and oxygen are the only elements present, what is the percent C, H, and O in the sample?

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A new organic material is to be examined by combustion analysis. Burning 0.09303 g of this sample in the presence of excess oxygen gives an increase in mass of 0.04256 g on Mg(ClO4)2 and a 0.1387
g increase in mass on a NaOH on asbestos. If we know carbon, hydrogen and oxygen are the only elements present, what is the percent C, H, and O in the sample?

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