Chemistry, 23.04.2020 17:57, tymiahill7244

Butyric acid is a compound that smells like "baby spit-up", but it can be reacted with ethyl alcohol to make artificial pineapple fragrance (ethyl butyrate). Butyric acid's percent composition is 54.53% carbon, 9.15% hydrogen, and 36.32% oxygen. Calculate its empirical formula.

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