Practice Question - 3

Edexcel AS-level ChemistryIntroduction to Organic ChemistryLesson 10 of 13

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A hydrocarbon Y contains 85.7% carbon by mass. Its relative molecular mass is 56.0. Use C = 12.0 and H = 1.0.
(a) Find the empirical formula of Y.
(b) Find the molecular formula of Y.
(c) Y is an open-chain compound. State whether it is saturated and suggest a structural formula and name.

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