Determine the emprical formula of the compound

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A 0.3288 g sample of a hydrocarbon(a compound of carbon and hydrogen ) was burned in air. The samplewas completely converted to 1.0562 g of carbon dioxide and0.5046 g of water. Find the emprical formula of the compound.

In obtaining the answer to the above question it is notnecessary to find the percentages of carbon and hydrogen in thecompound before obtaining the empirical formula. Why is itnecessary to work with percentages in determining the empricalformula of cobalt oxalate hydrate.

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