Determining a Molecular FormulaMesitylene, a hydrocarbon

Chapter 1, Problem 14PE

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Ethylene glycol, used in automobile antifreeze, is 38.7% C, 9.7% H, and 51.6% O by mass. Its molar mass is 62.1 g/mol.

(a) What is the empirical formula of ethylene glycol?

(b) What is its molecular formula?

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