Methyl orange, an acid base indicator, is the sodium salt of an acid that contains C,H,N,S and oxygen. Quantitative analysis gave C = 51.4%, H = 4.3%, N = 12.8%, S = 9.8% and Na = 7.0%. What is the empirical formula of methyl orange?

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1.	Methyl orange, an acid base indicator, is the sodium salt of an acid that contains C,H,N,S and oxygen. Quantitative analysis gave C = 51.4%, H = 4.3%, N = 12.8%, S = 9.8% and Na = 7.0%. What is the empirical formula of methyl orange?
Answer» ANSWER :`C_(14)H_(14)N_(3)SO_(3)Na`