Given mass: 3.810 g of h2o and 13.96 g of co2.
Mass of CO2 : 13.96 g
moles of CO2 : 0.317 moles / 44.0098
moles of C : 0.317 moles
Mass of water = 3.81 g
moles of water = 0.212 moles / 18.015
moles of H = 0.423 moles X2
Hence the molar ratio C : H is 0.317 : 0.423
= 1.000 : 1.334
Multiplying by 3 on both ratios we get: 3.000 : 4.003
Therefore the empirical formula is C3H4