QQuestion
Arrange the following according to the instructions given in brackets:
(a) C2H2, C3H6, CH4, C2H4 (In the increasing order of the molecular weight)
(b) Cu2+, Na+, Zn2+, Ag+ (The order of Preferential discharge at the cathode)
ICSEClass 10ChemistryElectrolysis02 Mark2023 Moderate
✓Answer
(a) Molecular weight of C2H2 = 2[12] + 2[1] = 26
Molecular weight of C3H6 = 3[12] + 6[1] = 42
Molecular weight of CH4 = 12 + 4[1] = 16
Molecular weight of C2H4 = 2[12] + 4[1] = 28
Hence, increasing order of molecular weights is :
CH4 < C2H2 < C2H4 < C3H6
(b) Ag+, Cu2+, Zn2+, Na+
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