When 6.919 grams of a hydrocarbon, CxHy, were burned in a combustion analysis apparatus, 21.20 grams of CO₂ and 10.13 grams of H₂O were produced. In a separate experiment, the molecular weight of the compound was found to be 86.18 amu. Determine the empirical formula and the molecular formula of the hydrocarbon.

When 6.919 grams of a hydrocarbon, CxHy, were burned in a combustion analysis apparatus, 21.20 grams of CO₂ and 10.13 grams of H₂O were produced. In a separate experiment, the molecular weight of the compound was found to be 86.18 amu. Determine the empirical formula and the molecular formula of the hydrocarbon.

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Chapter1: Chemical Foundations

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