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A hydrocarbon contains 87,8% carbon and 12.2% hydrogen by mass. Its empirical formula is?
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A hydrocarbon contains 87,8% carbon and

12.2% hydrogen by mass. Its empirical
formula is?

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C= 87.8 : 12 = 7.316

H= 12.2 : 1 = 12.2

C : H = 1 : 1.667 = 3 : 5

C₃H₅

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