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A synthetic chemical compound containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen is sometimes used as a nutritional supplement because of its vitamin K activity. When a 2.500 g sample of this compound is burned in excess oxygen 7.0295 g CO2 and 1.0464 g H2O were collected. What is the empirical formula of this compound?
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