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Carbon and its Compounds — Science STD 10 — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10ScienceCarbon and its Compounds2 Marks
Question
One of the following molecular formula can represent two organic compounds having different functional groups. This molecular formula is:
  1. C5H12O
  2. C5H10O
  3. C5H10O2
  4. C5H12
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Answer

  1. C5H10O

Explanation:

C5H10O represents two organic compounds ketones (C2H5-CO-C2H5) and aldehydes (C2H5-CH2-CH2-CHO) which have different functional groups.

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