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Pentane has the molecular formula $\mathrm{C}_{5} \mathrm{H}_{12}$. It hasRead the answer and worked solution →Ethanol reacts with sodium and forms two products. These areRead the answer and worked solution →Which of the following does not belong to the same homologous series?Read the answer and worked solution →The name of the compound $\mathrm{CH}_3 - \mathrm{CH}_2 - \mathrm{CHO}$ isRead the answer and worked solution →The first member of alkyne homologous series isRead the answer and worked solution →Which type of chemical bond is present in most carbon compounds?Read the answer and worked solution →How many shared pairs of electrons make up a single covalent bond?Read the answer and worked solution →How many covalent bonds join the two nitrogen atoms in a nitrogen (N2) molecule?Read the answer and worked solution →The unique ability of carbon to form strong covalent bonds with other carbon atoms, building large molecules, is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Using one carbon atom with only hydrogen and chlorine, how many different compounds can be formed?Read the answer and worked solution →Compounds that contain only carbon and hydrogen as constituent elements are called:Read the answer and worked solution →A hydrocarbon in which all valencies are satisfied by single bonds is classified as a:Read the answer and worked solution →Unsaturated hydrocarbons whose structure contains a carbon-carbon triple bond are called:Read the answer and worked solution →The phenomenon in which compounds have the same molecular formula but different structural formulae is called:Read the answer and worked solution →How many structural isomers are possible for the molecular formula C4H10?Read the answer and worked solution →Benzene (C6H6) contains a six-membered ring with three alternate double bonds. Compounds having this characteristic unit are called:Read the answer and worked solution →Which one boils at the higher temperature?Read the answer and worked solution →Build the alkane series in orderRead the answer and worked solution →Match each carbon homologous family with its general molecular formula:Read the answer and worked solution →Match each organic reaction with its industrial application:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Pentane has the molecular formula $\mathrm{C}_{5} \mathrm{H}_{12}$. It has

  1. 5 covalent bonds
  2. 12 covalent bonds
  3. 17 covalent bonds
  4. 16 covalent bonds
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Correct answer: D. 16 covalent bonds

This Carbon and its Compounds item tests a core Chemistry concept. Correct answer: 16 covalent bonds. _Source: syllabus Exemplar Science Class 10_

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Ethanol reacts with sodium and forms two products. These are

  1. sodium ethoxide and hydrogen
  2. sodium ethanoate and hydrogen
  3. sodium ethanoate and oxygen
  4. sodium ethoxide and oxygen
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Correct answer: A. sodium ethoxide and hydrogen

This Carbon and its Compounds item tests a core Chemistry concept. Correct answer: sodium ethoxide and hydrogen. _Source: syllabus Exemplar Science Class 10_

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Which of the following does not belong to the same homologous series?

  1. $\mathrm{CH}_4$
  2. $\mathrm{C}_2\mathrm{H}_6$
  3. $\mathrm{C}_3\mathrm{H}_8$
  4. $\mathrm{C}_4\mathrm{H}_8$
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Correct answer: D. $\mathrm{C}_4\mathrm{H}_8$

This Carbon and its Compounds item tests a core Chemistry concept. Correct answer: $\mathrm{C}_4\mathrm{H}_8$. _Source: syllabus Exemplar Science Class 10_

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