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A Compound containing only carbon, hydrogen and oxygen was analyzed and found to contain 70.6% carbon, 5.9% hydrogen, and 23.5% oxygen, by mass.
The molecular weight of the compound is 136 amu. What is the molecular formula?
a. C8H4O
b. C8H8O2
c. C9H12O
d. C4H4O
e. C5H6O2.
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Weight of C in compound = 0.706*136 = 96
Therefore, number of C atoms = ...
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