A hydrocarbon containing 88.9% carbon has the empirical formula [H = 1 C = 12]

Samtid

3 years ago

c is correct
myschool pls review this
you dont just round up an answer when its in betweent two integers eg 2.5 youll multiply by 2 to turn it to 5
for this
we have
C. H
1. 1.5
multiply by 2 we will have C2H3

Oluwafirmmygbolagun

4 years ago

After getting the ratio of empirical formula wish is 1 :1.48
The next step is to multiply by a number to make it a whole number.
So we multiply it by 2.
That's 2*1 and 2*1.48 =2 & 3
:-empirical formula= C2H3

Bestmvh

4 years ago

myschool the correct option is C

tpounds

10 years ago

y is there no explanation for all dis but I tink its c

Vectro

6 years ago

why multiply by two is not meant to be multiplied

Johnnevy

2 years ago

this is not maths. even 1.6 cannot be round up to 2 in calculating emperical formulars. The correct answer is C2H3

joshking_32

4 years ago

I choose B
How is it A ????

sisi baby

10 years ago

d correct answer is a

202210652973ET

2 months ago

the answer is C

fah1zz

2 years ago

2(CH1.5)= C2H3

Dogodo

4 years ago

Omo myschool you didn't give any figures for the hydrogen compound. You only gave that of carbon (i mean in your question not in your explanation 😑)

joshcutie

3 years ago

myschool, the answer to this question is C.
reference: waec 2008 question 45.

Samm

7 months ago

the correct answer is C2H3

rewardkari

10 years ago

answer is B