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

  1. A
    propene
  2. B
    1–butene
  3. C
    2–butene
  4. D
    ethene

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An aldehyde with molecular mass is Acetaldehyde ().Mass .Since ozonolysis of one mole of a symmetrical alkene gives two moles of , the alkene must be:

The alkene is 2-butene.

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One mole of a symmetrical alkene on ozonolysis gives two moles of an aldehyde having a molecular mass of . The alkene is:
A
propene
B
1–butene
C
2–butene
D
ethene

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