Advertisements
Advertisements
Questions
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?
Advertisements
Solution
The difference in the molecular formula of any two adjacent homologues is 14 a.m.u.
RELATED QUESTIONS
Write the next homologue of the following: C4H6
Classify the following carbon compounds into two homologous series and name them.
C3H4, C3H6, C4H6, C4H8, C5H8, C5H10
What is the next higher homologue of methanol (CH3OH)?
By how many carbon atoms and hydrogen atoms do any two adjacent homologues differ?
The molecular formula of a homologue of butane is ______.
.
Why homologous series of carbon compounds are so called? Write chemical formula of two consecutive members of a homologous series and state the part of these compounds that determines their (i) physical properties, and (ii) chemical properties.
While going in an increasing order of the length there is a rise in the molecular mass of the members by ______.
Complete the following table for homologous series of alcohols.
| Name | Molecular formula | Condensed structural formula | Number of carbon atom | Number of -CH2- units | Boiling point °C |
| Methanol | CH4O | CH3-OH | 1 | 1 | 63 |
| Ethanol | C2H6O | CH3–CH2-OH | 2 | 2 | 78 |
| Propanol | C3H8O | CH3–CH2–CH2-OH | ______ | ______ | 97 |
| Butanol | C4H10O | CH3–CH2–CH2–CH2–OH | ______ | ______ | 118 |
Consider the following molecular formulae of carbon compounds:
(i) CH3COOH (ii) CH3OH (iii) C2H6 (iv) C3H4 (v) C4H8
- Which one of these compounds belongs to homologous series of alcohols?
- Identify the compound having triple bond between carbon-carbon atoms.
- Write the molecular formula of the first member of the homologous series to which CH3COOH belongs.
- Write the general formula of the series to which the compound C4H8 belongs.
