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Empirical or molecular? (C12H6)

empirical or molecular? (C2H4O)
empirical or molecular? (C8H8S4)

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Answer:

C12H6 : Molecular

C2H4O : Empirical

C8H8S4 : Molecular

Step-by-step explanation:

Molecular formula : tells you the exact number of atoms of each element are in a compound. If the number of elements can be simplified it is molecular.

Empirical formula : tells you the most reduced ratio of elements in a compound. If the number of elements is already in it's simplest form it's likely empirical.

C12H6 - this is molecular because C12H6 can further be simplified to C2H

C2H4O - this is empirical because C2H4O cannot further be simplified

C8H8S4 - this is molecular because C8H8S4 can further be simplified to C2H2S

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