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When 1.915 grams of a hydrocarbon, CxHy, were burned in a combustion analysis apparatus, 6.474 grams of CO2 and 1.325 grams of H2O were produced.
In a separate experiment, the molar mass of the compound was found to be 78.11 g/mol. Determine the empirical formula and the molecular formula of the hydrocarbon.
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