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An unknown liquid is found in an unmarked container in a fume hood in chemical laboratory,...

An unknown liquid is found in an unmarked container in a fume hood in chemical laboratory, and is analyzed for its elemental content. This compound is found to contain only three elements, carbon, hydrogen and silicon. A 65.333g sample of the compound contains 35.578g carbon, 8.957g hydrogen, and the remaining mass is silicon. What is the empirical formula C_xH_ySi_z? If its molecular weight is found by mass spectrometry to be about 88.2 amu, what is its molecular formula?

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