7.50 g of a certain Compound X, known to be made of carbon, hydrogen and perhaps oxygen, and to have a molecular molar mass of 176. g/mol, is burned completely in excess oxygen, and the mass of the products carefully measured: product mass carbon dioxide 11.25 g water 3.07 g Use this information to find the molecular formula of X. ☐ ☑
7.50 g of a certain Compound X, known to be made of carbon, hydrogen and perhaps oxygen, and to have a molecular molar mass of 176. g/mol, is burned completely in excess oxygen, and the mass of the products carefully measured: product mass carbon dioxide 11.25 g water 3.07 g Use this information to find the molecular formula of X. ☐ ☑
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Transcribed Image Text:7.50 g of a certain Compound X, known to be made of carbon, hydrogen and perhaps oxygen, and to have a molecular molar mass of 176. g/mol, is burned
completely in excess oxygen, and the mass of the products carefully measured:
product
mass
carbon dioxide
11.25 g
water
3.07 g
Use this information to find the molecular formula of X.
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