Answer
$CH$
Work Step by Step
Number of moles of $CO_2$:
$1.481\ g\div 44.001\ g/mol=0.0337\ mol$
$0.0337\ mol$ of C
Number of moles of $H_2O$:
$0.303\ g\div 18.015\ g/mol=0.0168\ mol$
$0.0336\ mol$ of H
H/C Ratio: $1.00$
Empirical formula:
$CH$
Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity (9th Edition)
by Kotz, John C.; Treichel, Paul M.; Townsend, John R.; Treichel, David A.
Published by
Cengage Learning
ISBN 10:
1133949649
ISBN 13:
978-1-13394-964-0
Chapter 4 Stoichiometry: Quantitative Information about Chemical Reactions - Study Questions - Page 179c: 31
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