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A Certain Alcohol Contains Only Three Elements,carbon,hydrogen,and Oxygen

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A certain alcohol contains only three elements,carbon,hydrogen,and oxygen.Combustion of a 20.00 gram sample of the alcohol produced 38.20 grams of CO2 and 23.48 grams of H2O.What is the empirical formula of the alcohol?


A) C2H6O
B) C3H6O
C) C4H10O
D) CH4O
E) C5H10O

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