Benzene is a hydrocarbon

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Problem

Benzene is a hydrocarbon, a compound of carbon and hydrogen only. It is found to contain

7.74\%

H by mass. Its molar mass is

78.10\ \text{g mol}^{-1}

. Determine its empirical and molecular formulas.