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3.52g of Carbon (IV) Oxide and 1.40g of water are produced when a mass of a hydrocarbon is completely burnt in oxygen. Determine the empirical...

3.52g of Carbon (IV) Oxide and 1.40g of water are produced when a mass of a hydrocarbon is completely burnt in oxygen. Determine the empirical formula of the hydrocarbon;
(H = 1 , C= 12, O = 16)

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