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Can a molecular formula ever be the same as an empirical formula? Give an example.
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Can a molecular formula ever be the same as an empirical formula? Give an example.

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Different compounds can have the same empirical formula. For example, ethylene C 2 H 4 and propylene C 3 H 6 have the same empirical formula, CH 2. In the same manner, compounds can have the same molecular formula. For example, ethanol and dimethyl ether have the same molecular formula, C 2 H 6.

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