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A gaseous hydrocarbon gives upon combustion 0.72 g of water and 3.08 g of CO 2. The empirical formula of the hydrocarbon is: (1) C3H4 (2) C6H5 (3) C7H8 (4) C2H4

A gaseous hydrocarbon gives upon combustion 0.72 g of water and 3.08 g of CO 2. The empirical formula of the hydrocarbon is: (1) C3H4 (2) C6H5 (3) C7H8 (4) C2H4

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Sunil Kumar FP
askIITians Faculty 183 Points
9 years ago
the answer is C7H8
C7H8 + 9O2 ------- 7CO2 + 4H20
The ratio between co2 and h2o is 7:4
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sunil kr
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