Question

. In a hydrocarbon, there is 3gm of carbon per gm of hydrogen present in the molecule.

Therefore, molecular formula of the hydrocarbon is-

(A) CH4
(B) C2
H6
(C) C3
H8
(D) C4
H10​

Answer 1

Answer:

In a hydrocarbon, there is 3gm of carbon per gm of hydrogen present in the molecule.?

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Explanation:

A hydrocarbon has 3 g carbon per gram of hydrogen.

So,

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moles of carbon combine with 1 mole of H.

Therefore, 1 mole of C combines with 4 moles of H.

So, the simplest formula is CH

4

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