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GK QUESTION#3244

Consider the following statements about organic compounds: 1. Propane is an aliphatic hydrocarbon with no aromatic ring. 2. Aniline and acetaldehyde are classified as benzenoid compounds. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. AOnly 1Correct answer
  2. BOnly 2
  3. CBoth 1 and 2
  4. DNeither 1 nor 2
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A. Only 1

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Propane is an acyclic aliphatic hydrocarbon. Aniline contains a benzene ring and is benzenoid, whereas acetaldehyde, CH₃CHO, is an acyclic aliphatic aldehyde. Thus statement 1 is true and statement 2, which groups both compounds as benzenoid, is false.

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