A compound containing only C, H, and O, was extracted from the bark of the sassafras tree. The combustion of 48.9 mg produced 133 mg of CO2 and 27.2 mg of H2O. The molar mass of the compound was 162 g/mol. Determine its empirical and molecular formulas.

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