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ChemistryGOCHyper conjugationEasy2 minQB
ChemistryEasysingle choice

Arrange the following alkanes in decreasing order of heat of combustion.

(a) structure (b) structure (c) structure

Options:

Answer:
C
Solution:

2,2,3,3-Tetramethylbutane has 8 carbons and the others have 6, so it has the largest value. Hexane and 2,2-dimethylbutane are isomers, and the branched isomer is more stable. So hexane gives out more heat. Order : c b a.

Stream:JEESubject:ChemistryTopic:GOCSubtopic:Hyper conjugation
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