A compound is analyzed and found to contain 35.66% carbon, 16.24% hydrogen and 45.10% nitrogen. What is the empirical formula of the compound?
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So the ratio is 1 C to 1 N to 5 H. Nitrogen usually forms three bonds one to Carbon and 2 to Hydrogen atoms. Carbon usually forms four bonds one to Nitrogen and 3 to Hydrogen atoms. The empirical formula is CH5N .
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