Polyethylene Is a Polymer Consisting of Only Carbon and Hydrogen

question 37

Multiple Choice

Polyethylene is a polymer consisting of only carbon and hydrogen.If 2.300 g of the polymer is burned in oxygen it produces 2.955 g of H₂O and 7.217 g of CO₂.Determine the empirical formula of polyethylene.

• A) CH
• B) CH₂
• C) C₂H₃
• D) C₅H₈
• E) C₇H₈

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