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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What is the empirical formula of a substance that contains 0.217mol of carbon, 0.433mol of hydrogen, and 0.216mol of oxygen?

OpenStudy (cuanchi):

divide the three numbers of moles by she smallest value and you will get a pseudoformula Cx Hy Oz. then multiply that number for the same factor until you get a integer number, that will be the empirical formula

OpenStudy (cuanchi):

CH2O

OpenStudy (cuanchi):

it is a carbohydrate

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