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An organic compound contains carbon , hydrogen and oxygen . Its elemental analysis gave C ,`38.41`% and `H , 9.67`% . The empirical formula of the compound would be

A

`CH_3O`

B

`CH_2O`

C

CHO

D

`CH_4O`

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A

The empirical formula is to be calculated as:
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