Question

Arrange these compounds according to the number of carbons in their parent chain.
(Highest on top)

• A. Heptanone
• B. Hexanoic acid
• C. But-2-ene
• D. Chloromethane

Answer 1

This question can be solved easily by looking at the root word in each compound. Heptanone tops the list as it has 7 carbons, followed by hexanoic acid (6 carbons), but-2-ene(4 carbons) and chloromethane (1 carbon).