Acertain hydrocarbon had the molecular formula c16h26 and contained two triple bonds. ozonolysis gave ch3(ch2)4co2h and ho2cch2ch2co2h as the only products. draw a reasonable structure for this hydrocarbon. click the draw structure" button to launch the drawing utility."

the compound is hexadeca-6,10-diyne.

Explanation:

As given that the compound has two triple bonds and it is giving carboxylic acids on ozonolyis so this is an oxidative ozonolysis.

We are getting only two kinds of products, it means the triple bonds are located at symmetrical position.

The middle carbon chain must have four carbons and the side chains must have six carbons each,

The structure of hydrocarbon is shown in figure.

n+h→nh3

we must remember that nitrogen and hydrogen are both diatomic molecules in their standard gas form. this adjusts the equation to

n2+h2→nh3

now we need to adjust coefficients in order to balance the atoms on each side of the equation. currently we have 2 atoms of nitrogen and 2 atoms of hydrogen on the reactant side and 1 atom of nitrogen and 3 atoms of hydrogen on the product side.

we can balance the hydrogens by placing a coefficient of 2 in front of ammonia and a coefficient of 3 in front of the hydrogen.

n2+3h2→2nh3

this gives us 6 hydrogen on each side and coincidentally the nitrogens now equal 2 on each side.

your answer would be a. 12.5 kg