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Transcribed Image Text:Combustion analysis of a 0.675 g sample of an unknown compound that contains only carbon,
hydrogen, and oxygen gives 0.627 g of CO2 and 1.534 g of H₂O. The molecular formula of the
unknown is
C9H1803-
C3H6O.
C6H1202.
unable to be determined from this data.
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