A 56.4 g sample of a compound with a molecular mass of210 u was found to be composed of 12.35 g of sodium 25.77 g of carbon, 1.07 g of hydrogen, and an unknown mass of oxygen. What is the molecular formula for this compound?  A chemist analyzed an unknown compound and determined that it was composed of 2.2 percent hydrogen, 26.7 percent carbon, and 71.1 percent oxygen. What is the empirical formula for this compound?  Acetone is a liquid solvent that works well as a nail polish remover. Acetone contains 62.0 percent carbon, lOA percent hydrogen, and 27.5 percent oxygen.  The molecular mass of acetone is 58.1 u. What is the molecular formula for acetone?

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A 56.4 g sample of a compound with a molecular mass of210 u was found to be composed of 12.35 g of sodium 25.77 g of carbon, 1.07 g of hydrogen, and an unknown mass of oxygen. What is the molecular formula for this compound? 

A chemist analyzed an unknown compound and determined that it was composed of 2.2 percent hydrogen, 26.7 percent carbon, and 71.1 percent oxygen. What is the empirical formula for this compound? 

Acetone is a liquid solvent that works well as a nail polish remover. Acetone contains 62.0 percent carbon, lOA percent hydrogen, and 27.5 percent oxygen. 

The molecular mass of acetone is 58.1 u. What is the molecular formula for acetone? 

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