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A saturated hydrocarbon has fifty hydrogen atoms in its molecule. The number of carbon atoms in its molecule will be :
(a) twenty five (b) twenty-four (c) twenty-six (d) twenty-seven

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(b) twenty-four
Alkanes are saturated hydrocarbons that have the general formula CnH2n+2. According to the question, the number of hydrogen atoms is 50, i.e., 2n+2=50.
∴ n = 482 = 24


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