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Oxidation of a Hydrocarbon Gave a Product Composed of Carbon

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Oxidation of a hydrocarbon gave a product composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. The product that was purified and sent off for elemental analysis giving the following mass percents: 68.85% C and 4.95% H. Determine the empirical formula of this compound.


A) C6H6O5
B) C7H8O3
C) C4H6O6
D) C7H6O2
E) None of the above

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