Benzopyrene is a hydrocarbon that is known to cause cancer. Combustion analysis (see Problem 4.108) of a

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Benzopyrene is a hydrocarbon that is known to cause cancer. Combustion analysis (see Problem 4.108) of a 2.44-g sample of this compound shows that combustion produces 8.54 g of CO2 and 1.045 g of H2O. What is the empirical formula of benzopyrene?


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Elemental analysis is sometimes carried out by combustion of the sample. For a hydrocarbon, the only products formed are CO2 and H2O. If a 1.36-g sample of an unknown hydrocarbon is burned and 2.21 g of H2O is produced along with 4.07 g of CO2, what is the empirical formula of the hydrocarbon?

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Chemistry For Engineering Students

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