The combustion of a 2.00 g sample of a compound that contained only carbon, hydrogen and oxygen yielded 4.550g of CO2 and 1.858 g of H2O. if the molecular weight of the compound is 116.16 g/mol, what is the molecular formula of this compound?
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The combustion of a 2.00 g sample of a compound that contained only carbon, hydrogen and oxygen yielded 4.550g of CO2 and 1.858 g of H2O. if the molecular weight of the compound is 116.16 g/mol, what is the molecular formula of this compound?
I thought I could do this ... but I guess I don't know how?? ... Please explain if you can

chmvijay · Answer

how come product weight is more than reactant ?

chmvijay · Answer

extra oxygen used in the reaction or what

anonymous · Answer

Idk

chmvijay · Answer

yaaa they have used since its combustion method