Para-cresol, a substance used as a disinfectant and in the manufacture of several herbicides, is a molecule

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Para-cresol, a substance used as a disinfectant and in the manufacture of several herbicides, is a molecule that contains the elements carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. Complete combustion of a 0.345-g sample of p-cresol produced 0.983 g carbon dioxide and 0.230 g water. Determine the empirical formula for p-cresol.

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Chemistry

ISBN: 9781305957404

10th Edition

Authors: Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste

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