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An organic liquid is a mixture of methyl alcohol (CH3OH) and
ethyl alcohol (C2H5OH). A 0.220-g sample of the liquid is burned in
an excess of O2(g) and yields 0.347 g CO2(g) (carbon
dioxide).
Set up two algebraic equations, one expressing the mass of carbon
dioxide produced in terms of each reagent and the other expressing
the mass of sample burned in terms of each reagent.
What is the mass of methyl alcohol (CH3OH) in the sample?