Question:

A binary compound of carbon and hydrogen has the following

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A binary compound of carbon and hydrogen has the following

A binary compound of carbon and hydrogen has the following percentage composition: 79.89% carbon, 20.11% hydrogen by mass. If the molar mass of the compound is determined by experiment to be between 30 and 31 g/mol, what are the empirical and molecular formulas of the compound? Empirical formula: Molecular formula: