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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 H2O and 7.217 g CO2.What is the empirical formula of polyethylene?


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

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