4.760 g of a substance (containing only C, H, and O) is burned in a combustion analysis apparatus.

The mass of CO2 produced is 1.276×101 g, and the mass of H2O produced is 3.134 g.
What is the empirical formula of the compound?

I keep getting CH5O2, which is incorrect!

1 answer

Why not show your work and let me find the error instead of showing you how to do it.
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