Given the chemical formula for methane to be CH4, obtain the ratio of

1.	Given the chemical formula for methane to be CH4, obtain the ratio of mass of a carbon atom to the mass of a hydrogen atom from the data, and product some possible chemical formula for ethylene.Carbon(part by mass)Oxygen(part by mass)Compound464.9789.3Carbon626.72086.2Monoxidecarbon dioxideCarbonHydrogenCompound334.6854.5111.2146.4MethaneEthyleneElementSulphurCompound150.0266.475.668.8III
Answer» Using the data, in the case of methane, Mass of carbon/Mass of hydrogen = 334.6/111.2 = 3.009 Since there are 4 atoms of hydrogen combined with one carbon atom, therefore, Mass of one carbon atom/Mass of one hydrogen atom = 3.009 x 4 = 12.036 ≈ 12.04 From the calculations made in the part (b), we find that the empirical formula for acetylene can be CH₂, C₂H₄, C₃H₆, C₄H₈ etc.

Given the chemical formula for methane to be CH4, obtain the ratio of mass of a carbon atom to the mass of a hydrogen atom from the data, and product some possible chemical formula for ethylene.Carbon(part by mass)Oxygen(part by mass)Compound464.9789.3Carbon626.72086.2Monoxidecarbon dioxideCarbonHydrogenCompound334.6854.5111.2146.4MethaneEthyleneElementSulphurCompound150.0266.475.668.8III

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Using the data, in the case of methane,

Mass of carbon/Mass of hydrogen = 334.6/111.2 = 3.009

Since there are 4 atoms of hydrogen combined with one carbon atom, therefore,

Mass of one carbon atom/Mass of one hydrogen atom = 3.009 x 4 = 12.036 ≈ 12.04

From the calculations made in the part (b), we find that the empirical formula for acetylene can be CH₂, C₂H₄, C₃H₆, C₄H₈ etc.