Question

Iso-octane contains :

• A. 5 primary, one secondary and two tertiary carbon atoms.
• B. 4 primary, two secondary and one tertiary carbon atoms.
• C. Five $1^0$ Carbon, one $2^0$ Carbon, one $3^0$ Carbon and one $4^0$ Carbon atoms.
• D. Five $1^0$ Carbon, two $2^0$ Carbon, one $3^0$ Carbon and one $4^0$ Carbon atoms.

Answer 1

The correct option is C Five $1^0$ Carbon, one $2^0$ Carbon, one $3^0$ Carbon and one $4^0$ Carbon atoms.


Isooctane is an acyclic compound having five $1^0$ Carbon (C connected to one C atom), one $2^0$ Carbon (C connected to two C atoms), one $3^0$ Carbon (C connected to three C atoms) and one $4^0$ Carbon (C connected to four C atoms) atoms associated with it.