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Calculate the empirical formula for each of the following stimulants based on their elemental mass percent composition.

adenine (a nucleobase (a purine derivative) with a variety of roles in biochemistry): C 44.44%, H 3.73%, N 51.83%

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44.44/12.01=3.700. 3.73/1.008=3.700. 51.58/14.007=3.700. HCN
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