You take 4 tablets of aspirin (a compound that contains carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen) and perform a combustion reaction by burning the 4 tablets in the presence of air, which produces 2.20 g CO2 and 0.400 g H2O.  If each tablet weighs 5.51 x 10-4 lbs, and the molar mass is 180.1 g/mol, what is the molecular formula of aspirin?

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You take 4 tablets of aspirin (a compound that contains carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen) and perform a combustion reaction by burning the 4 tablets in the presence of air, which produces 2.20 g CO2 and 0.400 g H2O.  If each tablet weighs 5.51 x 10-4 lbs, and the molar mass is 180.1 g/mol, what is the molecular formula of aspirin?

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