A molecule with $3$ carbon atom can have how many hydrogen atom in the molecule?

8

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10

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12

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14

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Solution

The correct option is A $8$
A molecule with $3$ carbon atom can have $8$ hydrogen atom in the molecule.
The general formula of saturated hydrocarbon is $C_{n} H_{2 n + 2}$
When $n = 3$ , the molecular formula becomes
$C_{3} H_{2 (3) + 2} = C_{3} H_{8}$

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