Acompound has a chemical composition of 72 g carbon, 12 g hydrogen, 16 g oxygen. what is the empirical formula? answer asap choices are : a. c6h12o b. c1.5h6o c. cho d. no answer text provided. e. c6h12o2

The empirical formula is the formula given, but only counts one of each.

The question given gives us a composition of 72g Carbon, 12g Hydrogen, & 16g oxygen.

Carbon = C, Hydrogen = H, Oxygen = O

Remember that the empirical formula only gives one of each, and the three elements inside the question given is Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen. This means that your answer is:

C. CHO: 1 Carbon, 1 Hydrogen, 1 Oxygen.

(C) is your answer

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