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Question
The number of carbon atoms present in the molecule of fifth member of the homologous series of alkynes is:
(a) four
(b) five
(c) six
(d) seven
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Solution
six
The number of carbon atoms present in the molecule of the fifth member of the homologous series of alkynes is 6, as the first compound of this series has minimum two carbon atoms.
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