Explain which of the following statement(s) is (are) correct for sorbic acid,C 6 H 8 O 2
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Explain which of the following statement(s) is (are) correct for sorbic acid,C6H8O2, an inhibitor of mold and yeast.
(a) It has a C:H:O mass ratio of 3 : 4 : 1.
(b) It has the same mass percent composition as the aquatic herbicide, acrolein, C3H4O.
(c) It has the same empirical formula as aspidinol, C12H16O4, a drug used to kill parasitic worms.
(d) It has four times as many H atoms as O atoms, but four times as much O as H by mass.
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General Chemistry Principles And Modern Applications
ISBN: 9780132931281
11th Edition
Authors: Ralph Petrucci, Jeffry Madura, F. Herring, Carey Bissonnette
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