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Quiz: Interpret formulas
1. The ratio of carbon to hydrogen in acetic acid, HC2H3O2, is:
2:13:2none of these1:22:3
2. The number of hydrogen atoms in 8 molecules of methanol, CH3OH, is
4none of these322438
3. The number of carbon atoms in 5 molecules of oxalic acid, H2C2O4, is
10202510
4. The compound SF6 is a colorless, odorless, extremely heavy gas, about 5 times as dense as air. A sample of 100 molecules of SF6 contains
6 S and 6 F1 S and 6 F100 S and 600 F 600 S and 600 F
5. The banned insecticide DDT, (ClC6H4)2CHCCl3, contains how many chlorine atoms per molecule?
4143195
6. The structures of the male and female sex hormones testosterone (C19H28O2) and estradiol (C18H24O2) are remarkably similar considering their profoundly different effects. Three molecules of testosterone contains how many more carbon atoms than three molecules of estradiol?
354121none of these51
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