Alkanes

  • O/N 2019/P12/Q33, O/N 2019/P11/Q33, O/N 2013/P12/Q38​​ 

Alkanes are saturated compounds containing carbon and hydrogen only.

Structures 1, 2, 3 and 4 are saturated hydrocarbons.

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​​ Which pair of structures are isomers?

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

 

Answer: ​​ A

Explaination​​ 

First we will calculate total number of C and H atoms in the given structures.​​ 

Structures 1 and 2 are the isomers of each other as their number of C atoms and H atoms are same so they have same molecular formula but different structural formula.