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what is the empirical formula of a compound found to contain 52.13 % carbon, 13.15 % hydrogen, and 34.72 % oxygen by mass

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Given : Mass percent of C = 52.13 %

Mass percent of H = 13.15 %

And mass percent of O = 34.72 %

Assuming the total mass of compound is 100 g and empirical formula of the compound is C_aH_bO_c.

The mass of elements in the compound is given by

$M a s s o f C = \frac{M a s s o f c o m p o u n d X m a s s p e r c e n t o f C}{100} = \frac{100 X 52.13}{100} = 52.13 g M a s s o f H = \frac{M a s s o f c o m p o u n d X m a s s p e r c e n t o f H}{100} = \frac{100 X 13.15}{100} = 13.15 g M a s s o f O = \frac{M a s s o f c o m p o u n d X m a s s p e r c e n t o f O}{100} = \frac{100 X 34.72}{100} = 34.72 g$

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