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Determine the empirical and molecular formulas of each of the following substances. Epinephrine (adrenaline), a hormone secreted into the bloodstream in times of danger or

Determine the empirical and molecular formulas of each of the following substances.


Epinephrine (adrenaline), a hormone secreted into the bloodstream in times of danger or stress, contains 59.0% C, 7.1% H, 26.2% O, and 7.7% N by mass; its MW is about 180amu.


I found the empirical formula to beC45H64O15N5


but I can't figure out the molecular formula. 

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