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Why is methane molecule tetrahedral in shape?

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ICSE-HYDROCARBONS -NCERT TEXT-BOOK EXERCISES
  1. Why is methane molecule tetrahedral in shape?

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  2. How do you account for the formation of ethane during chlorination of...

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  3. Write the IUPAC names of the compound: CH3CH = C(CH3)2

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  4. Write the IUPAC names of the compound: CH2 = CH - CH -= C - CH3

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  5. Write the IUPAC names of the compound

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  6. Write the IUPAC names of the compound:

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  7. Write the IUPAC names of the compound:

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  8. Write the IUPAC names of the compound:

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  9. Write the IUPAC names of the compound: CH3 - CH = CH -CH2 - CH = CH ...

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  10. For the following compounds, write structural formulas and IUPAC names...

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  11. For the following compounds, write structural formulas and IUPAC names...

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  12. Write IUPAC names of the products obtained by the ozonolysis of the fo...

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  13. Write IUPAC names of the products obtained by the ozonolysis of the fo...

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  14. Write IUPAC names of the products obtained by the ozonolysis of the fo...

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  15. Write IUPAC names of the products obtained by the ozonolysis of the fo...

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  16. An alkene ‘A’ on ozonolysis gives a mixture of ethanal and pentan-3-on...

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  17. An alkene ‘A’ contains three C – C, eight C – H (sigma) bonds and one...

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  18. Propanal and pentan-3-one are the ozonolysis products of an alkene? Wh...

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  19. Write chemical equations for combustion reaction of the following hydr...

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  20. Write chemical equations for combustion reaction of the following hydr...

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  21. Write chemical equations for combustion reaction of the following hydr...

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