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At 300 K and 1 atmospheric pressure, 10 mL of a hydrocarbon required 55 mL of O2 for complete combustion and 40 mL of CO2 is formed. The formula of the hydrocarbon is:

A
C4H8
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C4H7Cl
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C
C4H10
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D
C4H6
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Solution

The correct option is D C4H6
General reaction for combustion of hydrocarbons:

CxHy+(x+y4)O2 xCO2+y2H2O10 mL 10(x+y4) mL 10x mL

By given data,
10(x+y4)=55
and
10x=40
Solving the above two equations:
x=4,y=6C4H6
Hence, option D is correct.

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