Ball-and-stick representations of benzene, a colorless liquid often used in organic chemistry reactions, and acetylene, a gas

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Ball-and-stick representations of benzene, a colorless liquid often used in organic chemistry reactions, and acetylene, a gas used as a fuel for high-temperature welding, are shown below. 

(a) Determine the molecular formula of each. 

(b) Determine the empirical formula of each.

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Chemistry The Central Science

ISBN: 978-0134414232

14th Edition

Authors: Theodore Brown, H. LeMay, Bruce Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward, Matthew Stoltzfus

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