When hydrocarbons undergo complete combustion, there is a change in the total volume of gases.
i)
Ethane burns in excess oxygen.
2C2H6 (g) + 7O2 (g) → 4CO2 (g) + 6H2O (g)
All gas volumes are measured at the same temperature and pressure when water is a gas.
What is the increase in the total volume when 100 cm3 of ethane is burned in excess oxygen?
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A |
50 cm3 |
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B |
100 cm3 |
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C |
200 cm3 |
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D |
500 cm3 |
ii)
A combustion experiment was carried out using conditions under which water was a liquid.
A cyclic hydrocarbon, CxHy , was mixed with excess oxygen and ignited.
Under the conditions of the experiment, this hydrocarbon was gaseous and had a volume of 25 cm3.
The equation for the complete combustion of CxHy is
CxHy (g) + (x + )O2 (g) → xCO2 (g) + H2O (l)
The total gas volume decreased by 75 cm3.
The remaining gases were shaken with aqueous sodium hydroxide and the total gas volume decreased by a further 125 cm3.
All gas volumes were measured at the same temperature and pressure.
Suggest the identity of the cyclic hydrocarbon by calculating the molecular formula of CxHy .
Include the skeletal formula of the cyclic hydrocarbon.
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