substances.  Aspirin, a headache remedy, contains 60.00 %%  C C, 4.44 %%  H H, and 35.56 % %  OO by mass and has a molar mass of 180 g/molg/mol. Express your answers as chemical formulas separated by a comma.

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Determine the empirical and molecular formulas of each of the following substances. 

Aspirin, a headache remedy, contains 60.00 %%  C C, 4.44 %%  H H, and 35.56 % %  OO by mass and has a molar mass of 180 g/molg/mol.
Express your answers as chemical formulas separated by a comma.
 
Methylpiperazine, a foul-smelling substance produced by the action of bacteria on meat, contains 59.96 %%  C C, 12.08 %%  H H, and 27.97 % %  NN by mass; its molar mass is 100.2 g/molg/mol.        
Express your answers as chemical formulas separated by a comma.
 
 
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