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In the following compound, the number of primary carbon atoms are:

CH3CH3|C|CH3CH|CH3CH3


A

3

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4

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C

5

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6

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Solution

The correct option is C

5


A primary carbon atom has only one carbon attached to it. It can be written as 1° carbon.

From the above figure, it is clear that there are 5 primary carbons in the compound.


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