AP BIOLOGY

BIOCHEMISTRY

ISOMERS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which is an organic compound?
A
Carbon Dioxide
B
Carbon Monoxide
C
Carbonates
D
Ethane
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -ethane, a colourless, odourless, gaseous hydrocarbon (compound of hydrogen and carbon), belonging to the paraffin series; its chemical formula is C2H6. Ethane is structurally the simplest hydrocarbon that contains a single carbon–carbon bond.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ethane is a colourless, odourless, gaseous hydrocarbon (compound containing only hydrogen and carbon) which belongs to the paraffin subcategory. Its chemical formula is C2H6. Ethane is the simplest hydrocarbon since it contains only one carbon–carbon bond in its structure.

Detailed explanation-3: -ethylene (H2C=CH2), the simplest of the organic compounds known as alkenes, which contain carbon-carbon double bonds. It is a colourless, flammable gas having a sweet taste and odour.

Detailed explanation-4: -It is second in the family of hydrocarbons after Methane (CH4) and was created artificially by Michael Faraday in 1834. Ethane is also known as Methyl methane, Bi methyl, Dimethyl, and Ethyl hydride. The chemical formula or the molecular formula of ethane is C2H6.

Detailed explanation-5: -Acetic acid /əˈsiːtɪk/, systematically named ethanoic acid /ˌɛəˈnoʊɪk/, is an acidic, colourless liquid and organic compound with the chemical formula CH 3COOH (also written as CH 3CO 2H, C 2H 4O 2, or HC 2H 3O 2).

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