The molecular formulae of some organic compounds are given below. Which of these compounds contains an aldehyde group ?
(a) $C_{3} H_{8} O$ (b) $C_{3} H_{6} O_{2}$ (c) $C_{3} H_{6} O$ (d) $C_{3} H_{7} C l$

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(c) $C_{3} H_{6} O$

$C_{3} H_{6} O$ contains an aldehyde group, as the compound satisfies the general formula of the aldehydes $C_{n} H_{2 n} O$ .

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The molecular formulae of some organic compounds are given below. Which of these compounds contains an aldehyde group ? (a) C3H8O (b) C3H6O2 (c) C3H6O (d) C3H7Cl

(c) C3H6O C3H6O contains an aldehyde group, as the compound satisfies the general formula of the aldehydes CnH2nO.

The molecular formulae of some organic compounds are given below. Which of these compounds contains an aldehyde group ?
(a) $C_{3} H_{8} O$ (b) $C_{3} H_{6} O_{2}$ (c) $C_{3} H_{6} O$ (d) $C_{3} H_{7} C l$

(c) $C_{3} H_{6} O$

$C_{3} H_{6} O$ contains an aldehyde group, as the compound satisfies the general formula of the aldehydes $C_{n} H_{2 n} O$ .