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GK QUESTION#3243

Identify the aromatic hydrocarbon represented by two fused six-membered carbon rings sharing one common edge.

  1. ANaphthaleneCorrect answer
  2. BTropone
  3. CCyclohexene
  4. DTetrahydrofuran
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A. Naphthalene

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Naphthalene consists of two fused six-membered aromatic carbon rings that share an edge, and has formula C₁₀H₈. Tropone contains a seven-membered carbonyl ring, cyclohexene a single non-aromatic ring, and tetrahydrofuran a saturated oxygen-containing five-membered ring.

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