The empirical formula of benzene and acetylene is :

C H_{2}

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C_{2} H

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C H

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C H_{3}

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Solution

The correct option is A $C H$
Benzene: $C_{6} H_{6}$
Acetylene: $C_{2} H_{2}$

The empirical formula is the smallest whole number ratio of the number of atoms present in the element of the given compound.

So, the empirical formula of both is CH.

Option C is correct.

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The empirical formula of benzene and acetylene is :

The correct option is A CHBenzene: C6H6Acetylene: C2H2The empirical formula is the smallest whole number ratio of the number of atoms present in the element of the given compound.So, the empirical formula of both is CH.Option C is correct.

The correct option is A $C H$
Benzene: $C_{6} H_{6}$
Acetylene: $C_{2} H_{2}$

The empirical formula is the smallest whole number ratio of the number of atoms present in the element of the given compound.

So, the empirical formula of both is CH.

Option C is correct.