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The molecular formula of glucose is C6H12O6. What is the empirical formula of glucose? (1) CHO (3) C6H12O6 (2) CH2O (4) C12H24O12
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The molecular formula of glucose is C6H12O6. What is the empirical formula of glucose?

(1) CHO (3) C6H12O6
(2) CH2O (4) C12H24O12

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The answer is (2) CH2O. The empirical formula means the simplest positive integer ratio of the atoms in the compounds. You can get this form form the molecular formula, divided by 6 for each atom.
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