Chemistry
Chemistry
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ISBN: 9780078021527
Author: Julia Burdge
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 3.9, Problem 1PPA

Practice ProblemChapter 3.9, Problem 1PPA, Practice ProblemATTEMPT The combustion of a 28 .1-g sample of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) produces 42 ATTEMPT

The combustion of a 28 .1-g sample of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) produces 42 .1 g CO 2 and 11 .5 g H 2 O . Determine the empirical and molecular formulas of ascorbic acid. The molar mass of ascorbic acid is approximately 176 g/mol .

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