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Specify the number of carbon atoms present in parent chain in the following compound.

  1. 6

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Solution

The correct option is A 6
The possibilities of number of carbon atoms in parent chain in the given compound are 6 or 7.
But according to rule, in the unsaturated compounds the parent chain must contain the double or triple bond. So, the parent chain here contains six carbon atoms.

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