Question

a compound contain 65.44% carbon 5.49% of hydrogen 29.7% oxygen what is the emperical formula if the molecular mass of compond is 110 calculate molecular formula

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Answer:

The empirical formula is C₃H₃O. Assume we have 100 g of the compound. Then we have 65.5 g of C, 5.5 g of H, and 29.0 g of O. The empirical formula is C₃H₃O.