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Which compounds below share the same empirical formula?

A. C2H6 and CH
B. C2H2 and C2H
C. C3H8 and C3H
D. CH and C2H2

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D. CH and C2H2

Both compounds have the empirical formula CH. The trick is to see if you can multiply one compound by a number to turn it into the other. In this case, you can multiply CH by 2 to make C2H2.
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