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4.5 Exercise 8

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A 0.025-g sample of a compound composed of boron and hydrogen, with a molecular mass of ~28 amu, burns spontaneously when exposed to air, producing 0.063 g of B2O3. What are the empirical and molecular formulas of the compound?

OpenStax Chemistry 2e, 4.5 Quantitative Chemical Analysis, exercise 8

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