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The number of carbon atoms inthe organic compound name as 2, 2-dimethylpropane is :
(a) two (b) five (c) three (d) four

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(b) five
The number of carbon atoms in the organic compound 2,2-dimethylpropane $(C_{5} H_{12})$ is 5. 2,2-dimethylpropane is one of the three isomers of pentane.

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