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How do you find the empirical formula of a combustion reaction?

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Answer:

1. Find the molar mass of water.

2. Multiply the mass of water by the reciprocal of its molar mass to find the number of moles of water.

3 . Multiply the previous result by the ratio of the number of moles of hydrogen in water and the number of moles of water.

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