What Is the Empirical Formula for a Compound That Has

question 90

Multiple Choice

What is the empirical formula for a compound that has the following mass percent composition:
C, 55.80%; H, 7.03%; O, 37.17%.

• A) CH₂O
• B) C₂H₂O₂
• C) C₂H₃O
• D) C₃H₆O
• E) C₃H₆O₂

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Definitions:

Cytoplasm

Region of a cell between the nucleus, or the nucleoid region of a bacterium, and the plasma membrane; contains the organelles of the cell.

Translation

The process by which the genetic code carried by mRNA is decoded to produce the specific sequence of amino acids in a polypeptide chain.

Transcription

The process by which the information in a strand of DNA is copied into a new molecule of messenger RNA (mRNA) by the enzyme RNA polymerase.

Replication

The process of duplicating a molecule of DNA, ensuring that each new cell receives a complete set of genetic instructions.