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3 years ago

The chemical formula for table sugar is C12H11O22. What can you tell from this formula?

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2 answers:

just olya [345]3 years ago

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I say the answer is The ratio of oxygen atoms to hydrogen atoms in a molecule of sugar is 2 to 1

Archy [21]3 years ago

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Answer: The correct answer is the ratio of oxygen atoms to hydrogen atoms in a molecule of sugar is 2 to 1.

Explanation:

The given chemical formula for table sugar is $C_{12}H_{11}O_{22}$ .

The above compound contains 12 atoms of carbon atom, 11 atoms of hydrogen and 22 atoms of oxygen.

The ratio of oxygen atoms to hydrogen atoms is $22:11::2:1$ and the ratio of carbon atoms to hydrogen atoms in a molecule of sugar is $12:11$

An oxygen atom contains 8 protons and a carbon atoms has 6 electrons.

Hence, the correct statement is the ratio of oxygen atoms to hydrogen atoms in a molecule of sugar is 2 to 1.

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