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based on percentages if we had 100 g compound then

C mass = 54.53g , H = 9.15g , O = 36.32g

dividing by respective atomic masses we get moles

C moles = ( 54.53g) / ( 12g/mol) = 4.544 mol

H moles = ( 9.15g) / ( 1g/mol) = 9.15 mol

O moles = ( 36.62g /16g/mol) = 2.27mol

now dividing whole by smallest number O we get

C/O = 4.544 / 2.27= 2, H/O = 9.15 / 2.27 = 4, O/O = 1

thus per 1O we have 4H and 2C

empericla formula is C2H4O

emperical formula mass = ( 2 x 12 ) + ( 4 x 1 ) + ( 1 x 16) amu= 44 amu

Molar mass = n x emperical formula mass ( where n = number of repeating units)

132 amu = n x 44amu

n = 3

Hence molecular formula = n x emperical formula = 3 x C2H4O = C6H12O3