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GK QUESTION#3231

Find the correct chemical formula of nitromethane.

  1. ACH₃NO
  2. BCH₃NO₂Correct answer
  3. CCH₄NO₂
  4. DCH₃NO₃
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B. CH₃NO₂

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Nitromethane has the structural formula CH₃–NO₂ and molecular formula CH₃NO₂. Counting its atoms gives one carbon, three hydrogens, one nitrogen and two oxygens, so option B is correct.

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