A hydrocarbon is 90% carbon by mass and 10% hydrogen by mass and has a molar mass

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A hydrocarbon is 90% carbon by mass and 10% hydrogen by mass and has a molar mass of 40 g · mol–1. It decolorizes bromine water, and 1.46 g of the hydrocarbon reacts with 1.60 L of hydrogen (measured at STP) in the presence of a nickel catalyst. Write the molecular formula of the hydrocarbon and the structural formulas of two possible isomers.

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Chemical Principles The Quest For Insight

ISBN: 9781464183959

7th Edition

Authors: Peter Atkins, Loretta Jones, Leroy Laverman

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