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A carbon atom is 12 times heavier than a hydrogen atom, and an oxygen atom is 16 times heavier than a hydrogen atom. If glucose $\left(\mathrm{C}_{6} \mathrm{H}_{12} \mathrm{O}_{6}\right)$ is chemically decomposed, what will be the ratio of the weights of the resulting elements?
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We can represent this as: \[m_{C} = 12m_{H}\] \[m_{O} = 16m_{H}\] where \(m_{C}\), \(m_{O}\), and \(m_{H}\) represent the masses of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen respectively. Show more…
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