Answer:
- Empirical:
- Molecular:
Explanation:
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In this case, based on the information regarding the combustion, the moles of carbon turn out:
Moreover, the moles of hydrogen:
Thus, the subscripts of carbon and hydrogen in the hydrocarbon turn out:
Now, looking for a suitable whole number we obtain the following empirical formula as 2.335 times 3 is 7 for hydrogen:
In such a way, that compound has a molar mass of 43 g/mol, thus, the whole compound's molar mass is 86.18 g/mol for which the molecular formula is twice the empirical one, therefore:
Which is hexane.
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