Question

In a hydrocarbon the mass ratio of hydrogen to carbon is $1:3$. The empirical formula of the hydrocarbon is

• A. $C{H}_2$
• B. $C_{2}H$
• C. $C{H}_3$
• D. $C{H}_4$

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

In $C{H}_4$ carbon is 12 and hydrogen is $4\times 1$