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Grade 12th passPhysical Chemistry

0.1mol of a carbohydrate with empirical formula CH2O contains 1gram of hydrogen.Its molecular formula is?

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8 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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8 Years ago
since0.1mole of of carbohydrate contains 1g H so 1mole has 10g Hempirical formula is CH2O.so I`m molecular formula H10 and C5and O5 .so factor is 5 .and molecular formula is C5H10O5