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Question 151:
Calculate the molecular formula of a compound with empirical formula \(\mathrm{CH}_{2} \mathrm{O}\) and relative molecular mass 120<br/>\((\mathrm{C}=12, \mathrm{O}=16, \mathrm{H}=1)\)
  • A \(\mathrm{C}_{2} \mathrm{H}_{4} \mathrm{O}_{2}\)
  • B \(\mathrm{C}_{1} \mathrm{H}_{3} \mathrm{O}_{4}\)
  • C \(\mathrm{C}_{3} \mathrm{H}_{16} \mathrm{O}_{\text {a }}\)
  • D \(\mathrm{C}_{3} \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{3}\)
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Question 152:
A mixture of sugar and sulphur can be separated by ____________
  • A Dissolution in water, evaporation and filtration
  • B Filtration, evaporation and dissolution in water
  • C Dissolution in water, filtration and evaporation
  • D Evaporation, dissolution in water and filtration<br/>CHEMISTRY
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Question 153:
Which of the following is a physical change ____________
  • A Freezing ice cream
  • B Dissolving calcium in water
  • C Burning kerosene
  • D Exposing white phosphorus to air
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Question 154:
The percentage of water of crystallization in \(\mathrm{ZnSO}_{4} .7 \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}\) is ____________
  • A \(33 \%\)
  • B \(44 \%\)
  • C \(55 \%\)
  • D \(87 \%\)
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Question 155:
A gas exert pressure on its container because ____________
  • A The molecules of gas collide with thewall of the container
  • B Some of the molecules are moving faster than others
  • C Of the collisions of the molecules with each other
  • D Of the mass of the molecules of the gas
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