Alkanes

18. ​​ O/N 2017/P11/Q35

Compounds S and T both contain two elements only. The compounds have the following​​ properties.

● They both burn in air to form carbon dioxide and water only.

● They both react with chlorine by substitution.

● S has a higher boiling point than T.

What could compounds S and T be?

Answer: ​​ C

Explaination

Both compounds S and T are belongs to alkane family as the given properties of alkanes are :

Alkane reacts with O2​​ to form CO2​​ and H2O in complete combustion. Alkane react with Cl2​​ or Br2​​ in substitution reaction.

Propane has higher boiling point than ethane because of long HC chain. Hence,​​ T is ethane​​ and​​ S is propane.