The Cannizzaro reaction is characteristic of aldehydes that A have an alpha-hydrogen atom B lack an alpha-hydrogen atom C possess an aromatic ring only D contain a halogen substituent

To determine the empirical formula, we first calculate the number of moles for each element, then find the simplest whole-number ratio of these moles.

Step 1: Calculate the moles of each element.
The number of moles ($n$) is calculated using the formula: $n = \frac{\text{mass}}{\text{RAM}}$.

• For Carbon (C): $$n_C = \frac{2.4 \text{ g}}{12 \text{ g/mol}} = 0.2 \text{ mol}$$
• For Hydrogen (H): $$n_H = \frac{0.6 \text{ g}}{1 \text{ g/mol}} = 0.6 \text{ mol}$$
• For Oxygen