What is the molecular formula of nonane?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. C9H20
- Step 1: Alkanes follow the general formula CnH2n+2.
- Step 2: For n = 9 the formula is C9H20.
Answer
C9H20.
Why not the others: C9H18, C9H16 and C9H19 do not fit.
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