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Structural isomerism is possible only with saturated hydrocarbons having ___ or more carbon atoms.
Structural isomerism is possible only with saturated hydrocarbons having ___ or more carbon atoms.
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Solution
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Compounds with identical molecular formula but different structures are called structural isomers.
For a hydrocarbon to form a branched compound, a minimum of four carbon atoms are required.
In the case of a compound with three carbon atoms, the structure will be CH3−CH2−CH3.
If you remove one of the carbon atoms and place it on the second carbon, the parent chain will still be the same.
n-butane (C4H10) and iso-butane(C4H10) are structural isomers with same molecular formula but different structural formula.
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Compounds with identical molecular formula but different structures are called structural isomers.
For a hydrocarbon to form a branched compound, a minimum of four carbon atoms are required.
In the case of a compound with three carbon atoms, the structure will be CH3−CH2−CH3.
If you remove one of the carbon atoms and place it on the second carbon, the parent chain will still be the same.
n-butane (C4H10) and iso-butane(C4H10) are structural isomers with same molecular formula but different structural formula.