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Write names of first four homologous series of alcohols.

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Name of first four homologous series of alcohols.

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Write the next homologue of the following: C2H4
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Classify the following carbon compounds into two homologous series and name them.
C3H4, C3H6, C4H6, C4H8, C5H8, C5H10
Write the name and formula of the 2nd member of homologous series having general formula CnH2n + 2.
Write the molecular formula of two consecutive members of homologous series of aldehydes. State which part of these compounds determines their
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Propane and ethane are ______.
Succeeding members of a homologous series differ by ______.
What is a homologous series?
Assertion (A): In a homologous series of alcohols, the formula for the second member is C2H5OH and the third member is C3H7OH.
Reason (R): The difference between the molecular masses of the two consecutive members of a homologous series is 144.
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Alkene : C = C :: Alkyne: _______.
There are different general molecular formula for all members of the homologous series.
Complete the following table for the homologous series of alkanes.
| Name | Molecular formula | Condensed structural formula | Number of carbon atom | Number of -CH2- units | Boiling point °C |
| Methane | CH4 | CH4 | 1 | 1 | -162 |
| Ethane | C2H6 | CH3–CH3 | 2 | 2 | -88.5 |
| Propane | C3H8 | CH3–CH2–CH3 | 3 | 3 | -42 |
| Butane | C4H10 | CH3–CH2–CH2–CH3 | ______ | ______ | 0 |
| Pentane | C5H12 | CH3–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH3 | ______ | ______ | 36 |
| Hexane | C6H14 | CH3–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH3 | ______ | ______ | 69 |
Which of the following pairs can be the successive members of a homologous series?
What is called homologous series? Give any three of its characteristics?
C3H8 belongs to the homologous series of ______.
Define a homologous series.
Consider the carbon compounds having following molecular formula:
(i) C3H6 (ii) C3H8 (iii) C4H6 (iv) C6H6 (v) C6H12
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- 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.
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.
Name and draw the electron dot structure of first homologue of alkynes series.
Name the third homologue of alcohols.
