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Determine the molecular formula for the unknown if the molecular mass is 60.0 amu and the empirical formula is CH2O .
When you have the empirical formula, the molar mass is the molecular formula will be a whole number multiple of the molar mass of the empirical formula.
For your empirical formula, the molar mass is 12+2(1)+16= 30 amu.
Given a molecular mass of 60, your molecular formula will be 60/30=2 times your empirical formula: C2H4O2