Which of these is true about Hydrocarbons?

Small hydrocarbons with only a few carbon atoms have low boiling points and are gases.

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Hydrocarbons with between five and 12 carbon atoms are usually liquids.

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Large hydrocarbons with many carbon atoms have high boiling points and are solids.

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All of the above.

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Solution

The correct option is D All of the above.
An hydrocarbon exhibits all of the above said (a,b,c) properties. Hence D all of the above is the right answer.

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(ii) Carbon compounds do not show isomerism.

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(iv) Carbon compounds have low melting and boiling points.

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(b) The form of carbon which is used as a lubricant at high temperature is ___
(c) Compounds of carbon with hydrogen alone are called ___
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(k) The IUPAC name of ethylene is ___
(l) The IUPAC name of acetylene is ___

Q. Fill in the following blanks with suitable words:
(a) The form of carbon which is known as black lead is ...........
(b) The form of carbon which is used as a lubricant at high temperature is .........
(c) Compounds of carbon with hydrogen alone are called ..........
(d) C_nH_2n is the general formula of .......... hydrocarbons.
(e) Hydrocarbons having the general formula C_nH_2n−2 are called ..........
(f) Ethene and ethyne are examples of ..... hydrocarbons.
(g) Ethyne has ......... carbon-hydrogen single bonds.
(h) Carbon compounds have usually ... melting points and boiling points because they are ...... in nature.
(i) The property of carbon atoms to form long chains in compounds is called ...........
(j) The general formula C_nH_2n for cycloalkanes is the same as that of ...........
(k) The IUPAC name of ethylene is .........
(l) The IUPAC name of acetylene is ............

Structural isomerism is possible only with saturated hydrocarbons having ___ or more carbon atoms.

Which of the following properties are shown by simple hydrocarbons with 4-5 carbon atoms?

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Which of these is true about Hydrocarbons?

The correct option is D All of the above.An hydrocarbon exhibits all of the above said (a,b,c) properties. Hence D all of the above is the right answer.

The correct option is D All of the above.
An hydrocarbon exhibits all of the above said (a,b,c) properties. Hence D all of the above is the right answer.