Styrene, the building block of polystyrene, consists of only C and H. If 0.628 g of styrene is burned in oxygen and produces 2.121 g of CO₂ and 0.434 g of H₂O, what is the empirical formula of styrene? Empirical formula:

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Styrene, the building block of polystyrene, consists of only C
and H. If 0.628 g of styrene is burned in oxygen and produces
2.121 g of CO2 and 0.434 g of H₂O, what is the empirical
formula of styrene?
Empirical formula:
Transcribed Image Text:Styrene, the building block of polystyrene, consists of only C and H. If 0.628 g of styrene is burned in oxygen and produces 2.121 g of CO2 and 0.434 g of H₂O, what is the empirical formula of styrene? Empirical formula:
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