Question

27. Two carbon compounds A and B have molecular formula C₃H₈ and C₃H₆ respectively. Which one of the two is most likely to show addition?

Answer 1

Answer:

(a) C3H6 will show addition reaction as it is an unsaturated hydrocarbon

Answer 2

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◆ Answer -

C₃H₆ (Propene)

● Explanation -

• C₃H₈ is propane (CH3-CH2-CH3) and C₃H₆ is propene (CH3-CH=CH2).
• Propane (CH3-CH2-CH3) is a saturated compound and propene (CH3-CH=CH2) is an unsaturated compound.
• As addition reactions are shown by only unsaturated compounds, propene (C₃H₆) is likely to show addition.
• For example, propene will show addition reaction with chlorine to form 1,2-dichloropropane.

CH3-CH=CH2 + Cl2 --> CH3-CH(Cl)-CH2-Cl

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