Answer: Either [tex]C_5H_6O[/tex] or [tex]C_{10}H_{12}O_2[/tex]
Explanation:
Molecular formula is the chemical formula which depicts the actual number of atoms of each element present in the compound.
Empirical formula is the simplest chemical formula which depicts the whole number of atoms of each element present in the compound.
The empirical formula is [tex]C_5H_6O[/tex]
Now we have to calculate the molecular formula:
[tex]n=\frac{\text{Molecular weight }}{\text{Equivalent weight}}[/tex]
n is a whole number
The molecular formula could be=[tex]1\times C_5H_6O=C_5H_6O[/tex]
Thus molecular formula could be = [tex]2\times C_5H_6O=C_{10}H_{12}O_2[/tex]
