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Methane and Ethane are ------ than water...

Methane and Ethane are ------ than water

A

Heavier

B

Lighter

C

Heavier or lighter

D

Methane is lighter and ethane is heavier

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AAKASH SERIES-ACYCLIC HYDROCARBONS -OBJECTIVE EXERCISE - 1
  1. Carbon-hydrogen bond distance in alkanes is

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  2. With increase in number of carbon atoms in alkanes, the physical state...

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  3. Methane and Ethane are ------ than water

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  4. Substitution reactions of alkanes are carried out at

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  5. When ethane is heated to high temperature in absence of air or oxygen,...

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  6. Combustion of methane and ethane respectively are

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  7. In Wurtz reaction, n-hexane is obtained by

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  8. The alkane that yields two isomeric monobromo derivatives

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  9. In Wurtz reaction, the reagent used is

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  10. n-octane and n-nonane have

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  11. Wurtz reaction of methyl iodide yields an organic compound X. Which on...

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  12. The chemicals and the reaction conditions required for the preparation...

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  13. The number of possible theoretical conformations of ethane is

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  14. The spatial arrangement of atoms that characterises a particular stere...

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  15. The pair of structures given below represent

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  16. The fully eclipsed conformation of n-butane is least stable due to the...

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  17. Two isomers A and B can be separated from their mixture if energy barr...

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  18. Energy barrier between staggered and eclipsed ethane is

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  19. The general formula of alkenes is

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  20. Alkenes are also known as

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