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An organic compound has C and H percenta...

An organic compound has C and H percentage in the ratio 6:1 and C and O percentage in the 3:4. The compound is

A

`HCHO`

B

`CH_(3)OH`

C

`CH_(3)CH_(2)OH`

D

`(COOH)_(2)`

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The correct Answer is:
A
% ratio of `C:H` is `6:1` and % ratio of `C:O` is `3:4`. So, % ratio of `C:H:O` is `6:1:8`. Therefore % of C comes to be `3.33%` of H is 6.66 and % of O is 3.33. Simplest ratio of `C:H:O` is `1:2:1`, i.e, `CH_(2)O`.
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