(a) Combustion analysis of toluene, a common organic solvent, gives 5.86 mg of C02 and

Chapter 3, Problem 3.51

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(a) Combustion analysis of toluene, a common organic solvent, gives 5.86 mg of C02 and 1.37 mg of H20. lf the compound contams only carbon and hydrogen, what is its empirical formula? (b) Menthol, the substance we can smell in mentholated cough drops, is composed of C, H, and 0. A 0.1005-g sample of menthol is combusted, producing 0.2829 g of C02 and 0.1159 g of H20. What is the empirical formula for menthol? lf menthol has a molar mass of 156 g/mol, what is its molecular formula?

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