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When a hydrocarbon was completely burnt in oxygen, 4.2g of carbon dioxide and 1.71 g of water were formed. Determine the empirical formula of the hydrocarbon (H=...

When a hydrocarbon was completely burnt in oxygen, 4.2g of carbon dioxide and 1.71 g
of water were formed. Determine the empirical formula of the hydrocarbon
(H= 1.0 ; C=12.0 ; 0 = 16.0)

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