A compound containing only C, H, and O, was extracted from the bark of the sassafras tree. The combustion of 34.7 mg produced 94.2 mg of CO2 and 19.3 mg of H2O. The molar mass of the compound was 162 g/mol. Determine its empirical and molecular formulas.

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