Answer to Question #279223 in General Chemistry for Emre

Question

An unknown compound was discovered in a laboratory by a chemist. To be able to

find out the molecular formula of this compound, 1.13 g of the unknown compound was

placed into a combustion chamber, and end of the analysis 1.252 g CO2 and 0.3404 g

H2O were obtained. Later, the chemist analyzed the molar mass of the compound as 240

g/mol. What is the molecular formula of the unknown compound?

Answer 1

Molecular formula=CH_(2)O