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A carbon atom is 12 times heavier than a hydrogen atom. If methane $\left(\mathrm{CH}_{4}\right)$ is chemically decomposed, what will be the ratio of the weights of the resulting carbon and hydrogen?
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We can express this as a ratio of their masses: \[ \frac{m_{C}}{m_{H}} = 12 \] where \(m_{C}\) is the mass of carbon and \(m_{H}\) is the mass of hydrogen. Show more…
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