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Which represents the empirical formula for X4Y8?

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Usually, in writing the empirical formula of a substance, the carbon atom is placed first followed by the hydrogen, oxygen and other atoms. If you are given X4Y8, the empirical formula is C4H8, possibly an alkane molecule having the formula CnH2n with n having the number of atoms.

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