Alkanes

11. ​​ O/N 2018/P11/Q34

How many of the molecules shown belong to the homologous series of alkanes?

​​ C2H4 ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​​​ C3H8​​  ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​​​ C4H10​​  ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​​​ C5H10​​  ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​​​ C6H14

A  ​​ ​​ ​​​​ 1  ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​​​ B  ​​ ​​ ​​​​ 2  ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​​​ C  ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​​​ 3  ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​​​ D  ​​​​ 4

Answer: ​​​​ C

Explaination

Alkanes are saturated HC and the general formula for all alkane compound is same i.e: CnH2n+2.​​ By using this formula we can get the correct molecule belongs to alkane family.

Hence options​​ C3H8,​​ C4H10​​ and​​ C6H14​​ are alkane molecules as they fit in alkane general formula.