CBSE Class 10 Science 2017 · Paper 31/1/1/C · Question 1

Carbon and its Compounds 1 mark Easy

Write the molecular formula of

Answer

Methane is $CH_{4}$ and ethanol is $C_{2} H_{5} OH$ ( $C_{2} H_{6} O$ ).

(i) Methane:

CH_{4}

(ii) Ethanol:

C_{2} H_{5} OH

(the same atoms as

C_{2} H_{6} O

: two carbon, six hydrogen and one oxygen atom)

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