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A compound was found to contain 41.39 % carbon, 3.47 % hydrogen, and 55.14 % oxygen. Determine the empirical formula for this compound. Carbon atoms Hydrogen atoms Охудеn atoms

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Author:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste

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Chapter1: Chemical Foundations

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