Complete Combustion of a 0

question 16

Multiple Choice

Complete combustion of a 0.500 g sample of a pure hydrocarbon yielded 0.973 g CO₂ and 0.319 g H₂O. The empirical formula of this hydrocarbon is ________.

• A) C₃H₅
• B) C₂H₃
• C) C₄H₆
• D) C₅H₈
• E) C₆H₉

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Production Volume

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Engineering Approach

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