An unknown compound contains only carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen ( CxHyOz ). Combustion of 5.50 g of this compound produced 8.07 g of carbon dioxide and 3.30 g of water. If 5.50 g of the unknown compound contained 0.183 mol of C and 0.367 mol of H , how many moles of oxygen, O , were in the sample?

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An unknown compound contains only carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen ( CxHyOz ). Combustion of 5.50 g of this compound produced 8.07 g of carbon dioxide and 3.30 g of water. If 5.50 g of the unknown compound contained 0.183 mol of C and 0.367 mol of H , how many moles of oxygen, O , were in the sample?

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