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Transcribed Image Text:A0.125 g sample of unknown hydrocarbon is prepared for combustion
analysis. After the hydrocarbon undergoes complete combustion, 0.4225 g of
CO2 and 0.0865 g of H2O are produced. What is the empirical formula of the
unknown?
O CH3
O CH2
O CH
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