A certain anesthetic contains 64.9% carbon, 13.5% hydrogen, and the rest oxygen by mass.  If 1.00 L of the gaseous compound measured at 120°C and 750 mm Hg weighs 2.30 g.  What is the molecular formula of the compound? Show work please

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A certain anesthetic contains 64.9% carbon, 13.5% hydrogen, and the rest oxygen by mass.  If 1.00 L of the gaseous compound measured at 120°C and 750 mm Hg weighs 2.30 g.  What is the molecular formula of the compound?

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