Acompound 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?

Answer : or 3.97

Explanation : As the the molar mass of carbon and hydrogen are ;

C=12  g/mol  and  H  =1 g/mol

So, When Carbon Hydrogen mass ratio is 11.89

Then ratio of no. of atoms of C and H is given by   =  

Which will be ≅ 1

So empirical formula C  H  is now possible  

When Carbon Hydrogen mass ratio is taken as 3.97  

The ratio of no. Of atoms of C and H is given by   =  

which gives the answer as

 So empirical formula   is possible

It can be cross verified as ≅ 2.99.

Therefore 3.97 is the correct answer and the empirical formula will be as or

because natural gas is colorless, odorless, and tasteless, distributors add mercaptan (a chemical that smells like sulfur) to give natural gas a distinct unpleasant odor (it smells like rotten eggs). they locate the types of rock that are likely to contain natural gas deposits.

shield volcanos are angry and get mad over the smallest things so much that there heads erupt   pahoehoe and a'a lava. a composite volcano is the poller opposite of a shield volcano. its   peaceful thing and knows how to control its emotions.