A compound x consisting of carbon,hydrogen, and oxygen, only is burned by oxygen. The products are carbon dioxide and water. Assume that the yield of this two compounds is 75% for each one and that 16.5g of CO2 and 10.125g of H2O are actually formed. Find the empirical formula of compound X.

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nincompoop · Answer

so what part are you having difficulty getting started with?

mivii · Answer

The way I talked this problem was by dividing the given grams of CO2 and H2O by there respective molar mass to figure out the moles of carbon and hydrogen, but I don't know where to go from here or when the percent yield comes in