Most Important Selected Qs for JEE AdvancedChemistryStates of Matter
A certain saturated hydrocarbon effuses about half as fast as H ₂ O vapour. Number of carbons in the formula of this hydrocarbon are?
Correct answer
5
Step-by-step solution
aligned & r _ C _ H _ 2 n+2 r _ H ₂ O = 1 2 = M _ H ₂ O M _ C _n H _ 2 n+2 & M _ C _n H _ 2 n+2 =4 18=72 & 12 n +1 (2 n +2)=72 & 14 n +2=72 & n =5 aligned