Elemental analysis is sometimes carried out by combustion of the sample. For a hydrocarbon, the only products
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Elemental analysis is sometimes carried out by combustion of the sample. For a hydrocarbon, the only products formed are CO2 and H2O. If a 1.36-g sample of an unknown hydrocarbon is burned and 2.21 g of H2O is produced along with 4.07 g of CO2, what is the empirical formula of the hydrocarbon?
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Step 1 Calculate the mass of carbon in the CO2 mass of carbon 407 g CO2 1 mol CO2 4401 g CO2 1201 g ...View the full answer
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