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HELP MEDAL AND STUFF: Find Empirical Formula From A Combustion Reaction (Combustion Analysis)

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8.008 g CO2) / (44.00964 g CO2/mol) x (1 mol C / 1 mol CO2) = 0.18196 mol C (4.098 g H2O) / (18.01532 g H2O/mol) x (2 mol H / 1 mol H2O) = 0.45495 mol H Divide by the smaller number of moles: (0.18196 mol C) / 0.18196 mol = 1.000 (0.45495 mol H) / 0.18196 mol = 2.500 In order to achieve integer coefficients, multiply by 2 then round to the nearest whole numbers to find the empirical formula: C2H5

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Thank you and what about the molecular formula?

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