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O-LevelChemistryAtomic Structure5070/11 · Oct/Nov 2010 · Q21 Mark

The diagram shows a diffusion experiment. Which gas, when present in the beaker over the porous pot, will cause the water level at Y to rise?

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Acarbon dioxide, CO2
Bchlorine, Cl2
Cmethane, CH4
Dnitrogen dioxide, NO2

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C: methane, CH4

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Atomic Structure, O-Level Chemistry (syllabus 5070). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Chemistry, Oct/Nov 2010 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 2.

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