80 mL of a hydrocarbon on mixing with 264 mL of oxygen in a closed U-tube undergoes complete combust

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80 mL of a hydrocarbon on mixing with 264 mL of oxygen in a closed U-tube undergoes complete combustion. The residual gases after cooling to 273 K occupy 224 mL . When the system is treated with KOH solution, the volume decreases to 64 mL . The formula of the hydrocarbon is :

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