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Date May 2011 Marks available 1 Reference code 11M.1.sl.TZ1.5
Level SL Paper 1 Time zone TZ1
Command term Deduce Question number 5 Adapted from N/A

Question

The relative molecular mass of a gas is 56 and its empirical formula is \({\text{C}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}\). What is the molecular formula of the gas?

A.     \({\text{C}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}\)

B.     \({{\text{C}}_{\text{2}}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{4}}}\)

C.     \({{\text{C}}_{\text{3}}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{6}}}\)

D.     \({{\text{C}}_{\text{4}}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{8}}}\)

Markscheme

D

Examiners report

[N/A]

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Core » Topic 1: Stoichiometric relationships » 1.2 The mole concept
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