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Why is the mr of benzene-1,4-dicarboxylic acid 166 and not 168 ?
(edited 1 year ago)
Benzene has molecular formula of C6H6.
Mr = 12.0 x 6 + 1.0 x 6 = 78.0
So it neither 166 nor 168
May I know from where did you hear that the Mr is 160 something? It’s quite far off from the actual one 😂
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Original post by TravelMasterA
Benzene has molecular formula of C6H6.
Mr = 12.0 x 6 + 1.0 x 6 = 78.0
So it neither 166 nor 168
May I know from where did you hear that the Mr is 160 something? It’s quite far off from the actual one 😂

Sorry I meant benzene -1,4 - dicarboxylic acid
Original post by anon25x
Why is the mr of benzene-1,4-dicarboxylic acid 166 and not 168 ?


2 hydrogens are removed when the benzene forms bonds with the cooH so the mr would be calculated using mr of ( c6h4 + 2cooh)

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