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6. Tartaric acid is the white, powdery substance that coats sourcandies such as Sour Patch Kids.
Combustion analysis of a 12.01 g sample of tartaric acid, whichcontains only carbon, hydrogen, and
oxygen, produced 14.08 g of CO2 and 4.32 g of H2O. Find theempirical formula for tartaric acid.

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