When 4.673 grams of a hydrocarbon, CxHy, were burned in a combustion analysis apparatus, 16.05 grams of CO2 and 2.628 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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When 4.673 grams of a hydrocarbon, CxHy, were burned in a combustion analysis apparatus, 16.05 grams of CO2 and 2.628 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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Given: Mass of compound burned = 4.673 g.

Mass of CO2 produced = 16.05 g.

Mass of H2O produced = 2.628 g.

And the molar mass of compound = 128.2 g/mol.

 

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