Combustion of a 0.49175 g sample of a compound containing only carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen produced 0.9500 g of CO2 and 0.5350 g of H2O. What is the empirical formula of the compound? O C2H5O O CH1002 O CH,O2 O CH1,O

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Combustion of a 0.49175 g sample of a compound containing only carbon, hydrogen,
and oxygen produced 0.9500 g of CO, and 0.5350 g of H2O. What is the empirical
formula of the compound?
O CH;O
O CH10O2
O CH102
O CH1,0
Transcribed Image Text:Combustion of a 0.49175 g sample of a compound containing only carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen produced 0.9500 g of CO, and 0.5350 g of H2O. What is the empirical formula of the compound? O CH;O O CH10O2 O CH102 O CH1,0
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