A 1375 G Sample of Mannitol, a Sugar Found in Seaweed

question 164

Multiple Choice

A 1.375 g sample of mannitol, a sugar found in seaweed, is burned completely in oxygen to give 1.993 g of carbon dioxide and 0.9519 g of water. The empirical formula of mannitol is

• A) CHO.
• B) CH₇O₃.
• C) C₃H₂O.
• D) C₃H₇O₃.
• E) CH₂O.

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