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A compound has a molecular formula of c14h21o7. what is its empirical formula?

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To determine the empirical formula of a certain compound, we must examine the subscripts of the chemicals and find ways in order to reduce them. 14, 21, and 7 are all divisible by 7. Therefore, we can divide them by 7 and the empirical formula becomes
C₂H₃O
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