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A hydrocarbon on complete combustion produces 176 g of carbon dioxide and 90 g of water. What will x the formula of hydrocarbon be and also give balanced chemical equation of combustion of hydrocarbon?

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(i) General balanced chemical equation for combustion of hydrocarbon.
(ii) Calculation of the coefficients of carbon dioxide and water using the formula
(iii) Coefficient of
`CO_2=("Amount of "H_2O" produced")/("Molecular weight ")`
(iv) Coefficient of
`H_2O=("Amount of "H_2O" produced")/("Molecular weight ")`
(v) Chemical formula of hydrocarbon from the coefficients of corbon dioxide and water
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