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A-LevelChemistryHydrocarbonsMay/June 2011Paper 1 Q231 Mark

The products obtained by cracking an alkane, X, are methane, ethene and propene. The mole fraction of ethene in the products is 0.5. What is the identity of X?

AC6H14
BC8H18
CC9H20
DC11H24

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This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Chemistry (9701) May/June 2011 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Hydrocarbons and is worth 1 mark.

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