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A compound contains 34.8% oxygen, 52.2% carbon and 13.0% hydrogen. What is the empirical formula mass of the compound?

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The empirical formula is `C_(2)H_(6)O`.
Empirical formula mass `=(2xx12)+(6xx1)+16=46`
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