Chemistry: Structure and Properties Custom Edition for Rutgers University General Chemistry
Chemistry: Structure and Properties Custom Edition for Rutgers University General Chemistry
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ISBN: 9781269935678
Author: Nivaldo J. Tro
Publisher: Pearson Education
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Chapter 1, Problem 4SAQ

A compound containing only carbon and hydrogen has a carbon-to-hydrogen mass ratio of 11.89. Which carbon-to-hydrogen mass ratio is possible for another compound composed only of carbon and hydrogen?

  • 3.97
  • 7.89
  • 4.66
  • 2.50

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Chemistry: Structure and Properties Custom Edition for Rutgers University General Chemistry

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