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ChemistrySome Basic Concepts of ChemistryJEE Main

An organic compound has carbon and hydrogen percentage in the ratio 6:1, and carbon and oxygen percentages in the ratio 3:4. The compound has the empirical formula

Answer: (D)

Solution

Let %C = x; then %H = x/6 and %O = 4x/3. Setting x + x/6 + 4x/3 = 100 gives x = 40, so %C=40, %H=6.67,

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