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JAMB UTME - Chemistry - 1985

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An organic compound contains 72% carbon, 12% hydrogen and 16% oxygen by mass. The empirical formula of the compound is
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carbon = 72%, hydrogen = 12%, 16%

Dividing by the atomic weight we have for C =  5 1  = 6

H =  12 1  = 12

O =  16 16  = 1

Divide by the smallest number, we have =  6 1  = 6

H =  12 1  = 12

O =  1 1  = 1

The formula is C6H12O