Determine the empirical formula of a compound containing 40.6 grams of carbon, 5.1 grams of hydrogen, and 54.2 grams of oxygen. In an experiment, the molar mass of the compound was determined to be 118.084 g/mol. What is the molecular formula of the compound? For both questions, show your work or explain how you determined the formulas by giving specific values used in calculations.

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Determine the empirical formula of a compound containing 40.6 grams of carbon, 5.1 grams of hydrogen, and 54.2 grams of oxygen.

In an experiment, the molar mass of the compound was determined to be 118.084 g/mol. What is the molecular formula of the compound?

For both questions, show your work or explain how you determined the formulas by giving specific values used in calculations. 

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