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What is the difference in the molecular formula of any two adjacent homologues in terms of the number and kind of atoms per molecule? - Chemistry

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What is the difference in the molecular formula of any two adjacent homologues in terms of the number and kind of atoms per molecule?
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The difference in the molecular formula of any two adjacent homologues is It differs by three atoms. The kind of atoms it differs from are one carbon and two hydrogen \[\ce{CH2}\].

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