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a) Give IUPAC names and formulae of an organic compound containing single bonds and the other containing a triple bond.
a) Give IUPAC names and formulae of an organic compound containing single bonds and the other containing a triple bond.
Carbon and its Compounds | CBSE | Chemistry | Class 10 | Exercise 1 | Lakhmir Singh
a) Give IUPAC names and formulae of an organic compound containing single bonds and the other containing a triple bond.

(b) Which of the following is the molecular formula of benzene?

C6H6 , C6H10 , C6H12 , C6H14

(c) Which of the two has a branched-chain: isobutene or normal butane?

Solution:

(a) Methane (single bond): CH4: Methane is a gas found in trace amounts in the Earth’s atmosphere. The simplest hydrocarbon is methane, which is made up of one carbon atom and four hydrogen atoms. Methane is an extremely potent greenhouse gas. Methane is a combustible gas that is utilised as fuel all over the world. Natural gas contains a significant amount of it.

Ethyne (triple bond): C2H2

(b) Benzene: C6H6

(c) Isobutene has a branched-chain.

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