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Offline Temper888

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CALCULATING MASS PERCENTAGES
« on: January 04, 2012, 05:18:51 PM »
1) When one gram of each of the following organic compounds is burned(oxidized), which one yields the GREATEST amount of carbon dioxide (by mass or moles)? Why?

A. Acetic Acid B.Ethanol C. Methyl acetate D.Glucose


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Re: CALCULATING MASS PERCENTAGES
« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2012, 05:52:10 PM »
OK, you'd like some help.  Normally, I'd ask for a balanced chemical equation, to start with.  But since there are 4 possible choices, maybe you don't want to do all that work.  Since this question is multiple guess, can you try to exclude one, or narrow your choices down?  You want "most CO2 per gram", so, which one is "biggest" or has the "most" of what CO2 is made of?
Hey, I'm not judging.  I just like to shoot straight.  I'm a man of science.

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Re: CALCULATING MASS PERCENTAGES
« Reply #2 on: January 05, 2012, 08:02:33 AM »
You could start with at least the molecular formulas of the compounds...

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