A 3.06 mg sample of a compound containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen underwent combustion producing 6.95 mg of CO₂ and 2.84 mg of H₂O. What is the empirical formula of the compound? (Type your answer using the format CxHyOz for the compound CxHyOz) HopHelpCh3N7
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Combustion or empirical formula :-
A combustion reaction is a process of reacting a substance with oxygen in the presence of heat. Complete combustion will produce water and carbon dioxide as well as other substances depending on the reactant. Thus, the reactant for a combustion reaction can be determined if the data for the products are available. For different chemical substances, there are various ways you can determine the empirical formula for the reactant compound. This type of formula gives you the whole number ratio of the elements to each other in the compound but does not give you any structural information on the organization of the atoms in that compound.
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