Analysis of a hydrocarbon shows that it contains 0.93g of Carbon per gram of the compound. The mole ratio of carbon to hydrogen in the compound is [H = 1.0,...

Assessment: WAEC SSCE - Chemistry - 2018 (Objective) Subject: Chemistry

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Analysis of a hydrocarbon shows that it contains 0.93g of Carbon per gram of the compound. The mole ratio of carbon to hydrogen in the compound is [H = 1.0, C=12.0]

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The ratio of carbon to hydrogen in the hydrocarbon can be determined using the given mass ratio of carbon and the fact that the molecular weight of the hydrocarbon is the sum of the atomic weights of its constituent elements. Let's assume a sample of 1 gram of the hydrocarbon, which contains 0.93 grams of carbon. This means that the mass of hydrogen in the sample is 1.0 - 0.93 = 0.07 grams. The number of moles of carbon in the sample can be calculated as: 0.93 g C x (1 mol C / 12.0 g C) = 0.0775 mol C Similarly, the number of moles of hydrogen in the sample can be calculated as: 0.07 g H x (1 mol H / 1.0 g H) = 0.07 mol H To find the mole ratio of carbon to hydrogen, we need to divide the number of moles of carbon by the number of moles of hydrogen: 0.0775 mol C / 0.07 mol H = 1.107 Rounding this to the nearest whole number, we get the mole ratio of carbon to hydrogen as 1:1. Therefore, the correct answer is 1:1.

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