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Hydrocarbons

Question
CBSEENCH11007746

In the alkane H3C - CH2 -C(CH3)2 -CH2 - CH(CH3)2, identify 1°, 2°, 3° carbon atoms and give the H atoms bounded to each one of these.

Solution

Write the structure of the given compound in expanded form.

15H attached to five 1° carbons
4H attached to two 2° carbons
1H attached to one 3° carbon