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Given information

Molar mass of given compound    

The compound contains eight times more carbon than hydrogen by mass.

The given compound contains carbon, hydrogen, bromine, and oxygen.

Step-by-step explanation

Step 1.

Assuming the mass of hydrogen is    

Therefore, the mass of carbon

The formula mass is calculated by,

   

Where,

  • the number of atoms of first element in chemical formula
  •  the atomic mass of first element
  •   the number of atoms of second element in chemical formula
  •   the atomic mass of second element

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