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Ring Chain Isomerism

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Give an example of an aldehyde and ketone which are isomers.

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Two possible aldehyde and ketone are:
1) Aldehyde: $C H_{3} C H_{2} C H O$ (Propanol)
2) Ketone: $C H_{3} C O C H_{3}$ (Propane)
So, these both are isomers as they have same formula but different structures.

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