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Chapter 3, Problem 3.22A
APPLY 3.24 Combustion analysis was performed on 1.00 g of a compound containing C, H, and N, and 2.79 g of CO, and 0.57 g of H2O were produced. Given the mass spectrum for the compound in FIGURE 3.8, what is the empirical formula? What is the molecular formula?
FIGURE 3.8
The mass spectrum for a compound containing C, H, and N.
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