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Question
The number of carbon atoms in the organic compound named as 2,2-dimethylpropane is:
(a) two
(b) five
(c) three
(d) four
Solution
five
The number of carbon atoms in the organic compound 2,2-dimethylpropane (C5H12) is 5. 2,2-dimethylpropane is one of the three isomers of pentane.
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