Complete combustion of of a hydrocarbon
gives
of
and
of
. The lowest molecular mass
can have
16 g
86 g
129 g
172 g
Given,
Mass of = 2.2 g
Moles of
= 0.05
Mass of = 1.8 g
Moles of
= 0.1
We know, combustion of any hydrocarbon is given as
We have,
The only hydrocarbon which satisfies the above condition is