When 0.8788 g of a liquid isolated from oil of balsam was burned completely, 2.839 g of C02 and 0.9272 g of H20 were obtained. The molecular mass of the compound was found to be 136.2. Calculate the empirical and molecular formulas of this compound.

Which statement correctly describes the phosphate ion, ? it is composed of one phosphorus atom and four oxygen atoms covalently bonded together, and there is a –3 charge distributed over the entire ion. it is composed of one phosphorus atom and four oxygen atoms covalently bonded together, and there is a –3 charge on the phosphorus atom. it is composed of one phosphorus atom and four oxygen atoms ionically bonded together, and there is a –3 charge distributed over the entire ion. it is composed of one phosphorus atom and four oxygen atoms ionically bonded together, and there is a –3 charge on the phosphorus atom.