Question 18 • 2025-2026_MDCPS_2003345_Chemistry_1_A-CR
An empirical formula shows the simplest whole-number ratio of atoms. In C2H6, the carbon-to-hydrogen ratio is 2:6; dividing both numbers by 2 gives 1:3, so the empirical formula is CH3, choice B.
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