At STP, weight of 1 L of a gas is 3.16 g and weight of 1 L of hydrogen is 0.09 g. If molecular weight of hydrogen is 2, then the molecular weight of the gas is:
A
70.8
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B
64
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C
32.3
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D
44
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Solution
The correct option is A 70.8 Vapour density of a gas is the mass of a certain volume of a gas divided by the mass of the same volume of hydrogen gas.
Thus, vapour density of gas =3.160.09=35.4.
Molecular weight is twice the vapour density. Hence, Molecular weight =2×35.4=70.8 g/mole.