An unknown compound has a % composition of 63.11% carbon, 11.92% hydrogen, and 24.97% fluorine, which you determine using a mass spectrometer. If the molar mass of the unknown compound is 152.23 g/mol, what is the molecular formula of the compound?

An unknown compound has a % composition of 63.11% carbon, 11.92% hydrogen, and 24.97% fluorine, which you determine using a mass spectrometer. If the molar mass of the unknown compound is 152.23 g/mol, what is the molecular formula of the compound?

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An unknown compound has a % composition of 63.11% carbon, 11.92% hydrogen, and
24.97% fluorine, which you determine using a mass spectrometer. If the molar mass of
the unknown compound is 152.23 g/mol, what is the molecular formula of the
compound?

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