Fructose is a very sweet natural sugar that is present in honey, fruits, and fruit juices. It has a molar mass of 180.1 g/mol and a composition of 40% C, 6.7% H, and 53.3% O. Calculate the empirical formula of fructose. (Given: C = 12.00 g/mol; H = 1.01 g/mol; O = 16.00 g/mol) * C2H2O C3H5O3 C4H4O3 CH2O

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Fructose is a very sweet natural sugar that is present in honey, fruits, and fruit juices. It has a molar mass of 180.1 g/mol and a composition of 40% C, 6.7% H, and 53.3% O. Calculate the empirical formula of fructose. (Given: C = 12.00 g/mol; H = 1.01 g/mol; O = 16.00 g/mol) *
C2H2O

C3H5O3

C4H4O3

CH2O

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