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Question
The phenomenon in which compounds having different structural formulae have the same molecular formula is called _______.
Options
structural isomerism
catenation
homologous
functional group
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Solution
The phenomenon in which compounds having different structural formulae have the same molecular formula is called structural isomerism.
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