Q. Number of isomers possible for $ {{C}_{4}}{{H}_{8}}O $ is
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Solution:
There are 6 isomers possible for the compounds having molecular formula $ {{C}_{4}}{{H}_{8}}O, $ which are as follows: $ C{{H}_{3}}C{{H}_{2}}\underset{(i)}{\overset{O}{\mathop{\overset{\mathbf{||}}{\mathop{C}}\,}}}\,-C{{H}_{3}},\,\,\,\,\underset{(ii)}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}C{{H}_{2}}C{{H}_{2}}CHO,}}\, $
and $ \underset{(vi)}{\mathop{C{{H}_{2}}=CH-C{{H}_{2}}C{{H}_{2}}OH}}\, $
