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ChemistryJAMB UTME1985

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Oluwaseun Adeyemi

carbon = 72%, hydrogen = 12%, 16%


Dividing by the atomic weight we have for C = \(\frac{5}{1}\) = 6


H = \(\frac{12}{1}\) = 12


O = \(\frac{16}{16}\) = 1


Divide by the smallest number, we have = \(\frac{6}{1}\) = 6


H = \(\frac{12}{1}\) = 12


O = \(\frac{1}{1}\) = 1


The formula is C6H12O