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Polyethylene Is a Polymer Consisting of Only Carbon and Hydrogen

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Polyethylene is a polymer consisting of only carbon and hydrogen.If 2.300 g of the polymer is burned in oxygen it produces 2.955 g of H2O and 7.217 g of CO2.Determine the empirical formula of polyethylene.


A) CH
B) CH2
C) C2H3
D) C5H8
E) C7H8

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