A Certain Alcohol Contains Only Three Elements,carbon,hydrogen,and Oxygen

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Short Answer

A certain alcohol contains only three elements,carbon,hydrogen,and oxygen.Combustion of a 50.00 g sample of the alcohol produced 95.50 g of CO₂ and 58.70 g of H₂O.What is the empirical formula of the alcohol?

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