Soft Drink Bottles Are Made of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET),a Polymer

question 27

Multiple Choice

Soft drink bottles are made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) ,a polymer composed of carbon,hydrogen,and oxygen.If 1.9022 g PET is burned in oxygen it produces 0.6585 g H₂O and 4.0216 g CO₂.What is the empirical formula of PET?

• A) CHO
• B) CH₇O₅
• C) C₅H₇O
• D) C₈H₁₀O
• E) C₁₀H₈O₅

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