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ChemistryChemistry: An Atoms First ApproachVitamin A has a molar mass of 286.4 g/mol and a general molecular formula of C x H y E, where E is an unknown element. If vitamin A is 83.86% C and 10.56% H by mass, what is the molecular formula of vitamin A?

Vitamin A has a molar mass of 286.4 g/mol and a general molecular formula of C x H y E, where E is an unknown element. If vitamin A is 83.86% C and 10.56% H by mass, what is the molecular formula of vitamin A?

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Vitamin A has a molar mass of 286.4 g/mol and a general molecular formula of CxHyE, where E is an unknown element. If vitamin A is 83.86% C and 10.56% H by mass, what is the molecular formula of vitamin A?

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