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Benzopyrene is a hydrocarbon that is known to cause cancer. Combustion analysis (see Problem 4.92) of a 2.44-g sample of this compound shows that combustion produces 8.54 g of CO2 and 1.045 g of H2O. What is the empirical formula of benzopyrene?
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