Q.

At 300k and 1 atmospheric pressure 10ml of a hydrocarbon required 55 mL of O2 for complete combustion and 40 mL of CO2 is formed. The formula of the hydrocarbon is

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a

C4H8

b

C4H7Cl

c

C4H6

d

C4H10

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

 balanced chemical reaction

CxHy+x+y4O2xCO2+y2H2O

10  10x+y4  10x

According to the given data = 10x+y4=55 ---------------------(I)

10 x=40 ---------------(II)

After solving these two equations we get the value of x =4 and y = 6.

So, the formula of compound  C4H6.

Therefore, option A is correct.

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