Answer to Question #62346 in General Chemistry for Laurs

Question

A 33.153 mg sample of a chemical known to contain only carbon, hydrogen, sulfur, and oxygen is put into a combustion analysis apparatus, yielding 59.060 mg of carbon dioxide and 24.176 mg of water. In another experiment, 47.029 mg of the compound is reacted with excess oxygen to produce 20.326 mg of sulfur dioxide. Add subscripts below to correctly identify the empirical formula of this compound (use this order of elements: CHSO).