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Transcribed Image Text:Benzoic acid is a crystalline powder used as a food preservative. It contains 68.8% C, 5.00 % H, and 26.2 % O by mass. What is the
empirical formula?
O CGH,O2
O CHĄO
O C5H5O2
O CHO2
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