One of the following molecular formulae represents a ketone. This formula is :
(a) $C_{5} H_{12} O$ (b) $C_{6} H_{12} O_{2}$ (c) $C_{6} H_{14} O$ (d) $C_{6} H_{12} O$

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(d) $C_{6} H_{12} O$
$C_{6} H_{12} O$ (hexanone or $C_{2} H_{5} - O | | C - C_{3} H_{7}$ ) represents a ketone.

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One of the following molecular formula can represent two organic compounds having different functional groups : This molecular formula is :
(a) $C_{5} H_{12} O$ (b) $C_{5} H_{10} O$ (c) $C_{5} H_{10} O_{2}$ (d) $C_{5} H_{12}$

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B $C_{4} H_{10} O$
C $C_{4} H_{8} O$
(a) Which compound contains an alcohol group? Write its name and structural formula.
(b) Which compound contains a carboxyl group? Write its name and structural formula.
(c) Which molecular formula can represent an aldehyde as well as a ketone? Write the names and structural formulae of the aldehyde and ketone represented by this molecular formula.

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The total number of all possible isomeric ketones of molecular weight 100 and molecular formula

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One of the following molecular formulae represents a ketone. This formula is : (a) C5H12O (b) C6H12O2 (c) C6H14O (d) C6H12O

(d) C6H12O C6H12O (hexanone or C2H5−O||C−C3H7) represents a ketone.

One of the following molecular formulae represents a ketone. This formula is :
(a) $C_{5} H_{12} O$ (b) $C_{6} H_{12} O_{2}$ (c) $C_{6} H_{14} O$ (d) $C_{6} H_{12} O$

(d) $C_{6} H_{12} O$
$C_{6} H_{12} O$ (hexanone or $C_{2} H_{5} - O | | C - C_{3} H_{7}$ ) represents a ketone.