Question

A certain saturated hydrocarbon effuses about half as fast as methane. The molecular form
hydrocarbon (a compound made up of only carbon and hydrogen) is
(a) C4H8
(6) C4H10
(C) C3H6
(d) C3H8
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Answer 1

Answer:

The compound should weigh 64 .

Explanation:

by Graham's law of diffusion

R1/R2 =√(M2/M1)

so

(2:1 )^2 = M2/16

→ 4×16 =M2=64