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Grade 12th passOrganic Chemistry

The minimum number of carbons required to show chain isomerism?????

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7 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer7 Years ago
4 carbon atoms are the minimum number of c atoms to show chain isomerism because in 3 c atom chain, the longest chain will remain of 3 c atoms , no branch can be formed.