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Prior to their phaseout in the 1980s, chemicals containing leadwere commonly added to gasoline as anti-knocking agents. A 4.351 gsample of one such additive containing only lead, carbon, andhydrogen was burned in an oxygen rich environment. The products ofthe combustion were 4.736 g of CO2(g) and 2.423 g of H2O(g). Insertsubscripts below to appropriately display the empirical formula ofthe gasoline additive:

CHPb

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Given that combustion of 4351 g sample produced 4736 g of CO2g and 2423 g of H2Og Mass of carbon present in 4736 g of CO2 4736 g x molar mass of carbon molar mass of CO2 4736 g x 12 gmol 44 gmol    See Answer
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