Q.

Is it true that the number of isomers of hexane is 7?


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a

True

b

False 

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

The above statement is false.
There are five (5) isomers of hexane. Isomers are Hexane, 2-Methylpentane, 3-Methylpentane, 2,3-Dimethylbutane, and 2,2-Dimethylbutane. Isomers are considered compounds that contain the same number of atoms, i.e, they have the same empirical formula but differ from each other by how the atoms are arranged.
The correct statement would be, “The number of isomers of hexane is 5”.
 
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