Answer to Question #221584 in Inorganic Chemistry for Yusha Rumman

Question

20cm³ of a gaseous hydrocarbon was mixed with 150cm³ of oxygen. The mixture was sparked so that the hydrocarbons was completely burned. The gaseous products had a total volume of 130cm³. When this product was passed over to soda lime, the volume of the product decreased to 90cm³. All gases were measured at s.t.p. Deduce the molecular formula of the hydrocarbon.

Answer 1

Molecular Formula=$C_4H_{10}$