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प्रश्न
What is the difference in the molecular formula of any two adjacent homologues in terms of molecular mass?
What is the difference in the molecular mass of any two adjacent homologues?
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उत्तर
The difference in the molecular formula of any two adjacent homologues is 14 a.m.u.
संबंधित प्रश्न
What is meant by homologous series of carbon compounds?
Write the molecular formula of first two members of homologous series having functional group −Br.
Complete the following table which relates to the homologous series of hydrocarbons.
| General formula | IUPAC name of the homologous series | Characteristic bond type | IUPAC name of the first member of the series |
| CnH2n−2 | (A) ______ | (B) ______ | (C) ______ |
| CnH2n+2 | (B) ______ | (E) ______ | (F) ______ |
What is the next higher homologue of methanol (CH3OH)?
Give the dot diagram of the first member of the alcohol.
What is a homologous series?
Write a short note.
Homologous series
Observe the structural formula and answer the following questions.

- Write the name of the given hydrocarbon.
- The given hydrocarbon is included in which type of hydrocarbon?
- What is the kind of compounds with the above characteristic structure called?
Write the chemical formula of two consecutive homologous of organic compounds having functional group - OH.
What happens to the (i) boiling point and (ii) solubility of organic compounds of a homologous series as the molecular mass increases?
Consider the carbon compounds having following molecular formula:
(i) C3H6 (ii) C3H8 (iii) C4H6 (iv) C6H6 (v) C6H12
- State the number of double covalent bonds present in C3H8.
- Write the formula of first member of the homologous series to which the carbon compound C4H6 belongs.
- Which one of the above compounds forms a ring structure of carbon atoms?
- Identify, which of the above compounds, is a member of alkane series.
