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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Chemistry

Chapter

Organic: Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

Question:

One mole of symmetrical alkene on ozonolysis gives two moles of an aldehyde having a molecular mass 44u. The  alkene is: 

Options:

2-Butene 

1-Butene 

Ethene 

Propene 

Correct Answer:

2-Butene 

Explanation:

The aldehyde with molecular mass 44u is CH3CHO. Therefore, the symmetrical alkene is 2-Butene.