This is the chemical formula for methyl tert-butyl ether (the clean-fuel gasoline additive MTBE): CH3OC (CH3)3 A chemical engineer has determined by measurements that there are 31.9 moles of carbon in a sample of methyl tert-butyl ether. How many moles of hydrogen are in the sample?

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This is the chemical formula for methyl tert-butyl ether (the clean-fuel gasoline additive MTBE):
CH₂OC (CH3)₂
A chemical engineer has determined by measurements that there are 31.9 moles of carbon in a sample of methyl tert-butyl ether. How many moles of hydrogen
are in the sample?
Round your answer to 3 significant digits.
mol
x10
Transcribed Image Text:This is the chemical formula for methyl tert-butyl ether (the clean-fuel gasoline additive MTBE): CH₂OC (CH3)₂ A chemical engineer has determined by measurements that there are 31.9 moles of carbon in a sample of methyl tert-butyl ether. How many moles of hydrogen are in the sample? Round your answer to 3 significant digits. mol x10
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