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Date November 2009 Marks available 1 Reference code 09N.1.sl.TZ0.3
Level SL Paper 1 Time zone TZ0
Command term Deduce Question number 3 Adapted from N/A

Question

4.00 mol of a hydrocarbon with an empirical formula of \({\text{C}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}\) has a mass of 280 g. What is the molecular formula of this compound?

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

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

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

D.     \({{\text{C}}_{\text{5}}}{{\text{H}}_{{\text{10}}}}\)

Markscheme

D

Examiners report

[N/A]

Syllabus sections

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