Using excess oxygen, 25 cm3 of a gaseous hydrocarbon CxHy was burned completely.
After cooling to room temperature the total gas volume was measured and found to be 75 cm3 less than the total gas volume before the mixture was ignited.
When the product gases were shaken with potassium hydroxide solution, the total gas volume decreased by a further 100 cm3.
All gas volumes were measured at room temperature and pressure.
A general equation for the combustion of a hydrocarbon is
Determine the molecular formula of CxHy. You must show your working.
When CxHy was added to a little bromine water and the mixture shaken, the bromine water remained yellow.
Suggest two possible structures for CxHy.
Did this page help you?