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When 5.896 grams of a hydrocarbon, CxHy, were burned in a combustion analysis apparatus, 18.07 grams of CO2 and 8.630 grams of H2O were produced.

In a separate experiment, the molar mass of the compound was found to be 86.18 g/mol.

Determine the empirical formula and the molecular formula of the hydrocarbon.

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