Q.

60 g of a compound on analysis gave C=24 gH=4 g and O=32 g. Its empirical formula is

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a

C2H4O2 

b

CH2O 

c

C2H2O

d

CH2O2

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

mass of oxygen =32 g=2 atoms of O' 

mass of carbon =24 g=2 atoms of ' C ' 

mass of Hydrogen =4 g=4 atoms of ' H '

The molecular Formula of the compound is C2H4O2

By simplifying it further, i.e, dividing the coefficient of elements by 2, we get the empirical formula as CH2O.

Hence, option (B) is correct.

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