Question

anyone pls explain why cyclohexane is written as C6 H12
coz acc to formula it should be C6 H12​

Answer 1

A useful way of characterizing organic formulae is by their so-called degree of unsaturationdegree of unsaturation . Alkanes have the MAXIMUM number of C−HC−H bonds, and are said to be saturated. Alkane thus have general formula CnH2n+2CnH2n+2 . Each TWO HYDROGENS LESS than this formula corresponds to ONE degree of unsaturationONE degree of unsaturation .

And so we got ethane, C2H6C2H6 , i.e. SATURATED….

And we got ethylene, C2H4C2H4 , i.e. ONE DEGREE of unsaturation.

And we got acetylene, HC≡CHHC≡CH , i.e. TWO DEGREES of unsaturation.

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Answer 2

Nice dp... tum jaante hoo murat ko