Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Hydrocarbons

Hydrocarbons — practice question

Which pair contains a hydrocarbon that does not have a chiral centre?

  • A$\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{CH(CH}_3)\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_3$ ; $\text{CH}_3\text{CH(CH}_3)\text{CH(CH}_3)\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_3$
  • B$\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{CH(CH}_2\text{CH}_3)\text{CH}_3$ ; $\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{CH(CH}_3)\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_3$
  • C$\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{CH(CH}_3)\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_3$ ; $\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{CH(CH}_3)\text{CH(CH}_3)_2$
  • D$\text{CH}_3\text{CH(CH}_2\text{CH}_3)\text{CH(CH}_3)\text{CH}_3$ ; $\text{CH}_3\text{CH(CH}_3)\text{CH}_2\text{CH(CH}_3)_2$

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