Compound with a molecular formula $C_{7} H_{16}$ will have:

single covalent bonds only.

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at least one double bond.

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at least one triple bond.

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none of these

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Solution

The correct option is A single covalent bonds only.
Compound with molecular formula $C_{7} H_{16}$ satisfies the general formula of alkanes i.e. $C_{n} H_{2 n + 2}$ with $n = 7$ . Hence it can only have single covalent bonds between the carbon atoms.

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