Chemistry: Structure and Properties Custom Edition for Rutgers University General Chemistry
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Chapter 11, Problem 100E
A gaseous hydrogen- and carbon-containing compound is decomposed and found to contain 85.63 % C and 14.37% H by mass. The mass of 258 mL of the gas, measured at STP, is 0.646 g. What is the molecular formula of the compound?
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