Pentanal and 2-Methyl butanal are

Chain isomers

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Position isomers

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Functional isomers

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is A Chain isomers
Pentanal and 2-Methyl butanal are chain isomers.
Chain isomerism is due to the difference in the nature of the carbon chain (i.e, straight or branched) which forms the nucleus of the molecule. Pentanal is $C H_{3} C H_{2} C H_{2} C H_{2} C H O$ and 2-methyl butanal is
$C H_{3} C H_{2} C H (C H_{3}) C H O$

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