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7.5 mL of a gaseous hydrocarbon was exploded with 36 mL of oxygen. The volume of gases on cooling was found to be 28.5 mL, 15mL of which was absorbed by KOH & the rest was absorbed in a solution of alkaline pyrogallol. If all volumes are measured under same conditions the formula of hydrocarbon is?

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a

C2H2

b

C2H4

c

C2H8

d

None

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

 CxHy(g)+(x+y4)(g)O2  xCO2(g)+y2H2O(g)
 Cx7.50+(x+y4)O2363615[x+y4]xCO2O7.5x=15+y20H2O
 x=2
 367.5[1+y4]+15=28.5y=4
Hydrocarbon is C2H4  

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7.5 mL of a gaseous hydrocarbon was exploded with 36 mL of oxygen. The volume of gases on cooling was found to be 28.5 mL, 15mL of which was absorbed by KOH & the rest was absorbed in a solution of alkaline pyrogallol. If all volumes are measured under same conditions the formula of hydrocarbon is?