Combustion analysis of a 0.675 g sample of an unknown compound that contains only carbon,hydrogen,and oxygen gives 0.627 g of CO₂ and 1.534 g of H₂O.The molecular mass of the unknown is A)C₃H₆O. B)C₆H₁₂O₂. C)C₉H₁₈O₃. D)unable to be determined from this data.

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The molecular mass of the compound cannot be determined solely from the given combustion analysis data without additional information such as the compound's empirical or molecular formula.

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