Question

Select the hydrocarbons which are members of the same homologous series. Give the name of each series.

C₅H₁₀; C₃H₈; C₆H₁₀; C₄H₁₀; C₇H₁₂; C₈H₁₆

Answer 1

(1)   C₃H₈ and​ C₄H₁₀ are the hydrocarbons belonging to the homologous series of alkanes.
(2)  C₅H₁₀ and​ C₈H₁₆ are the hydrocarbons belonging to the homologous series of alkenes.
(3) C₆H₁₀ and​ C₇H₁₂ are the hydrocarbons belonging to the homologous series of alkynes.