A compound of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen contains 71.12 by mass of oxygen, 2.2 hydrogen and the rest is carbon. It has relative molecular mass...

A compound of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen contains 71.12 by mass of oxygen, 2.2 hydrogen and the rest is carbon. It has relative molecular mass of 90.Determine the empirical formula of the compound.

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