Elemental analysis of an organic liquid with a fishy odour gives the following elemental mass percentages: H 14.94 % C 71.22% N 13.84 %. Vaporization of 270 mg of an impure sample in a 150-mL bulb at 150oC gives a pressure of 435 torr. What is the molecular formula of the compound, and the % purity of the sample?

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Elemental analysis of an organic liquid with a fishy odour gives the following elemental mass percentages:

H 14.94 % C 71.22% N 13.84 %.

Vaporization of 270 mg of an impure sample in a 150-mL bulb at 150oC gives a pressure of 435 torr. What is the molecular formula of the compound, and the % purity of the sample? 

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