The Empirical Formula of a Compound with Molecules Containing 12

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Multiple Choice

The empirical formula of a compound with molecules containing 12 carbon atoms, 14 hydrogen atoms, and 6 oxygen atoms is .

• A) CHO
• B) C₆H₇O₃
• C) CH₂O
• D) C₂H₄O
• E) C₁₂H₁₄O₆

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Definitions:

Carbocation Intermediate

A positively charged carbon species that appears as a reactive intermediate in many organic reactions.

Mechanisms

Detailed pathways and steps through which reactants proceed to form products in a chemical reaction, involving intermediates and transition states.

Reaction Mechanism

The step-by-step sequence of elementary reactions by which overall chemical change occurs.

Free-radical Polymerization

A method of polymerization that involves the polymer growth through the successive addition of free-radical building blocks.