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A hydrocarbon with the formula CxHy undergoes complete combustion as shown in the following equation :

2CxHy + 9O2 → 6CO2 + 6H2O.

(a) What are the values of ‘x’ and ‘y’?

(b) Give the chemical (IUPAC) name of the hydrocarbon.

(c) Draw its electron dot structure.

(d) Name the alcohol which on heating with conc. H2SO4 will produce the above hydrocarbon CxHy.

(e) Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction of CxHy with hydrogen gas in presence of Nickel.

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(a) From conservation of mass,

Number of carbon atom on L.H.S. = Number of carbon atom on R.H.S

⇒ 2x = 6

⇒x = 62\dfrac{6}{2} = 3

Also,

Number of hydrogen atoms on L.H.S. = Number of hydrogen atoms on R.H.S

⇒ 2y = 2 x 6 = 12

⇒ y = 122\dfrac{12}{2} = 6

So the hydrocarbon is C3H6.

(b) IUPAC name of C3H6 is Propene.

(c) Electron-dot structure of propene is shown below :

Electron-dot structure of propene is shown below : CBSE 2026 Science Class 10 Sample Question Paper Solved.

(d) Propanol.

(e) Hydrogenation with Ni:

CH2=CHCH3+H2NiCH3CH2CH3\text {CH}2=\text {CH}-\text {CH}3 + \text H2 \xrightarrow {\text {Ni}} \text {CH}3-\text {CH}2-\text {CH}3

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