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What are alkanes ? Why are they called paraffins ?

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Paraffins are

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  • Paraffins are

    A
    saturated hydrocarbon
    B
    saturated cyclic hydrocarbons
    C
    saturated acyclic hydrocarbons
    D
    saturated alicyclic hydrocarbons
    • PRADEEP-HYDROCARBONS-ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS (SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS)
    1. What are alkanes ? Why are they called paraffins ?

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    2. Draw the structure of 2,2,4-trimethylhexane and indicate how many each...

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    3. Comment upon three-dimensional structures of alkanes and their planar ...

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    4. Write the structural isomers of C5H12 and give their IUPAC names

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    5. An alkane has a molecular mass of 72 Give all the possible structural ...

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    6. How can alkanes be prepared from (i) an alkene, (ii) an alkyl halide, ...

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    7. How can the following reactions be used to prepare alkanes. (i) Wurtz ...

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    8. Give two methods for the preparation of alkanes from carboxylic acids.

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    9. Starting from ethanoic acid, how will you prepare (i)methane (ii) etha...

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    10. Wurtz reaction is used to prepare

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    11. Wurtz reaction is a good method for the preparation of alkanes contain...

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    12. What is an Octet rule? What are its limitations?

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    13. What is Corey House reaction? In what way, it is superior to Wurtz rea...

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    14. Which of the statement is correct ? I. Melting point of alkane incr...

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    15. Discuss briefly the mechanism of halogenation of methane

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    16. Write short notes on : (i) Oxidation reactions of alkanes. , (ii)Isome...

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    17. Why is rotation about carbon-carbon single bond not free? What type of...

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    18. Draw Newman and sawhorse projections for the eclipsed and staggered co...

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    19. What is the cause of geometrical isomerism in alkenes ?

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    20. A hydrocarbon has the molecular mass 70. Write all the possible struct...

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