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A welding fuel gas contains carbon and hydrogen only. Burning a small sample of it in oxygen gives 3.38 g carbon dioxide, 0.690 g of water and no other products. A volume of 10.0 litre (Measured at STP) of this welding gas is found weigh `11.6 g`. Calculate
(i) empirical formula,
(ii) molar mass of the gas, and
(iii) molecular formula.

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The correct Answer is:
(i) `CH_(2)` (ii) 26 (iii) `C_(2)H_(2)`
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