PRINCIPLES OF MODERN CHEMISTRY
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Chapter 2, Problem 12P
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Interpretation: The empirical formulas of the five compounds containing Carbon & Oxygen should be derived with the given information.
Concept introduction: An empirical formula of a chemical compound expresses the proportions of the constituting elements present in a compound but not the actual number of atoms in the compound.
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