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title: "A pure liquid sample of an unknown solvent is analyzed and determined to contain \\(60.0\\%\\) carbon, \\(13.3\\%\\) hydrogen, and \\(26.7\\%\\) oxygen by mass. What is the empirical formula of the compound?"
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# A pure liquid sample of an unknown solvent is analyzed and determined to contain \(60.0\%\) carbon, \(13.3\%\) hydrogen, and \(26.7\%\) oxygen by mass. What is the empirical formula of the compound?

A pure liquid sample of an unknown solvent is analyzed and determined to contain \(60.0\%\) carbon, \(13.3\%\) hydrogen, and \(26.7\%\) oxygen by mass. What is the empirical formula of the compound?

- **A.** \(\text{C}_2\text{H}_6\text{O}\)
- **B.** \(\text{C}_3\text{H}_4\text{O}\)
- **C.** \(\text{C}_6\text{H}_8\text{O}\)
- **D.** \(\text{C}_3\text{H}_8\text{O}\)

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