The compound chloral hydrate, known in detective stories as knockout drops, is composed of 14.52% C, 1.83%
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The compound chloral hydrate, known in detective stories as knockout drops, is composed of 14.52% C, 1.83% H, 64.30% Cl, and 13.35% O by mass, and has a molar mass of 165.4 g/mol.
(a) What is the empirical formula of this substance?
(b) What is the molecular formula of this substance?
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Authors: Theodore E. Brown, H. Eugene LeMay, Bruce E. Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward, Matthew E. Stoltzfus
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