Complete combustion of 10.91 g of a compound of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen yielded 16.00 g CO₂ and 6.550 g H₂O. When 8.080 g of the compound was dissolved in 277 g of water, the freezing point of the solution was found to be -0.904 °C. For water, Kfp = 1.86 °C/m. What is the molecular formula of the compound? Enter the elements in the order C, H, O molecular formula =

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Complete combustion of 10.91 g of a compound of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen yielded 16.00 g CO₂ and 6.550 g H₂O. When 8.080 g of the compound was dissolved in 277 g of water, the freezing point of the solution was found to be -0.904 °C. For water, Kfp = 1.86 °C/m. What is the molecular formula of the compound? Enter the elements in the order C, H, O molecular formula = 
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