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When a hydrocarbon A undergoes complete combustion it requires 11 equivalents of oxygen and produces 4 equivalents of water. What is the molecular formula of A?

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a

C11H8

b

C11H4

c

C5H8

d

C9H8

answer is D.

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Given that a hydrocarbon under complete combustion consume 11equivalent of oxygen and produces 4 equivalents of H2O
According to given data, the hydrocarbon is C9H8:C9H8+11O29CO2+4H2O

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When a hydrocarbon A undergoes complete combustion it requires 11 equivalents of oxygen and produces 4 equivalents of water. What is the molecular formula of A?