Benzoic acid is a white crystalline powder used as a food preservative the compound contains 68.8% carbon, 5.0% hydrogen and 26.

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givi [52]

3 years ago

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Benzoic acid is a white crystalline powder used as a food preservative the compound contains 68.8% carbon, 5.0% hydrogen and 26.

2% oxygen by mass what is the empirical formula

Chemistry

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KiRa [710] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-13T08:56:17+03:00

KiRa [710]3 years ago

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So in this task first I think you should use the formula of the: Density/percentage

68.8% divided 26.2%= 2.625954198473282

2.625954198473282 X =

13.12977099236641