A hydrocarbon contains by mass of carbon.

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Problem

A hydrocarbon contains 92.3%92.3\% by mass of carbon. (1) Work out the empirical formula of this hydrocarbon. (2) The relative molecular mass of this hydrocarbon was found by mass spectrometry to be 7878. Work out its molecular formula. (ArA_r: H=1\mathrm{H}=1, C=12\mathrm{C}=12.)

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