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01/10/2021 5:08 pm
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(a) What is meant by catenation? Name two elements which exhibit the property of catenation.
(b) Write the names and structural formulae of all the possible isomers of hexane.
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01/10/2021 5:14 pm
(a) The property of self combination of carbon atoms to form long chains is called catenation. Carbon and Silicon exhibit the property of catenation.
(b) n-hexane
\(H-\overset{H}{\overset{|}{\underset{H}{\underset{|}{C}}}} - \overset{H}{\overset{|}{\underset{H}{\underset{|}{C}}}}-\overset{H}{\overset{|}{\underset{H}{\underset{|}{C}}}} -\overset{H}{\overset{|}{\underset{H}{\underset{|}{C}}}} -\overset{H}{\overset{|}{\underset{H}{\underset{|}{C}}}}-\overset{H}{\overset{|}{\underset{H}{\underset{|}{C}}}}-H\)