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Pentan-2-one and 3-methylbutan-2-one are...

Pentan-2-one and 3-methylbutan-2-one are

A

Optical isomers

B

Chain isomers

C

Metamers

D

Tautomers.

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The correct Answer is:
C
`CH_(3)C-underset(O)underset(||)C-CH_(2)-CH_(3) and CH_(3)-underset("CH"_(3))underset("| ")"CH"-underset(O)underset(||)C-CH_(3)` are metamers.
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