Practice Question - 2

Edexcel AS-level ChemistryIntroduction to Organic ChemistryLesson 9 of 13

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An alkane X has a relative molecular mass of 86.0. Use C = 12.0 and H = 1.0.
(a) Find the molecular formula of X.
(b) Give the empirical formula of X.
(c) Give the molecular formula and M_r of the next member of the alkane homologous series.
(d) Give the molecular formula of the alkene with the same number of carbon atoms as X, and its M_r.

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