0.58 g of a hydrocarbon burns completely in oxygen. It makes 1.76 g of carbon dioxide and 0.90 g of water.
The relative formula mass of the hydrocarbon is 58.0.
Relative atomic mass (ArA_rAr): H = 1.0 C = 12.0 O = 16.0
What is the molecular formula of the hydrocarbon?
C2H5\mathrm{C_{2}H_{5}}C2H5
C3H8\mathrm{C_{3}H_{8}}C3H8
C4H8\mathrm{C_{4}H_{8}}C4H8
C4H10\mathrm{C_{4}H_{10}}C4H10
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