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What is the empirical formula of C8H16O8? CH2O2 C2H4O2 CH2O CHO
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What is the empirical formula of C8H16O8?

CH2O2
C2H4O2
CH2O
CHO

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CH2O

Observe the numbers 8, 16 and 8.

The highest common factor of the three numbers is 8.

Hence, dividing the respective numbers by the highest common factor, it is 1, 2 and 1 respectively.

Therefore, the empirical formula is CH2O.

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