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Transcribed Image Text:When 3.232 grams of a hydrocarbon, C,Hy, were burned in a combustion analysis apparatus, 11.10 grams of CO2 and 1.818 grams of H2O were produced.
In a separate experiment, the molar mass of the compound was found to be 128.2 g/mol. Determine the empirical formula and the molecular formula of the
hydrocarbon.
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Data given:
Mass of sample = 3.232 g
Mass of CO2 = 11.10 g
Mass of H2O = 1.818 g
Molar mass of the compound = 128.2 g/mol
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