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Find the empirical formula of a compound containing 169.7g carbon and 42.4g hydrogen.

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Step-by-step explanation:

169.7/12 = 14.14

42.4/1 = 42.4

14.14 : 42.4 = 1 : 3

Hence we have CH3.

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