Which of the following are empirical formulas?
A) Ribose (C5H10O5)
B) Ethyl Butyrate (C6H12O2)
C) Chlorophyll (C55H72MgN4O5)
D) DEET (C12H17ON)
(numbers are subscripts)
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All of them appear to me to be molecular formulas. The empirical formula of ribose is CH2O and for ethyl butyrate it is C3H6O. C and D don't appear to have a lowest common denominator other than 1. Check my thinking.
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