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Gasoline consists primarily of a mixture of the hydrocarbons $\mathrm{C}_{6} \mathrm{H}_{14}, \mathrm{C}_{7} \mathrm{H}_{16}, \mathrm{C}_{8} \mathrm{H}_{18},$ and $\mathrm{C}_{9} \mathrm{H}_{20} .$ What isthe empirical formula of each compound?
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To find the empirical formula, we need to find the greatest common divisor (GCD) of the number of atoms of each element in the compound and divide the number of atoms of each element by the GCD. Show more…
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