Question

The masses of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen in an organic compound are in the ratio $6 : 1 : 8$ respectively. Which of the following pairs of formulae correspond to above information?

• A. $CH_{2}O$ and $CH_{3}CHO$
• B. $CH_{2}O$ and $C_{3}H_{6}O$
• C. $C_{3}H_{6}O$ and $C_{2}H_{6}O_{2}$
• D. $C_{3}H_{6}O_{3}$ and $HCHO$

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

$CH_{2}O$ and $CH_{3}CHO$

Answer 2

option A