Question

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

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

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.