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Why does glucose and acentic acid have the same empirical formula

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Examples. Glucose (C6H12O6), ribose (C5H10O5), Acetic acid (C2H4O2), and formaldehyde (CH2O) all have different molecular formulas but the same empirical formula: CH2O.

Explanation:In chemistry, the empirical formula of a chemical compound is the simplest positive integer ratio of atoms present in a compound.

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