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Q. The number of metamers of the compound with molecular formula $ C_{5}H_{10}O $ is

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Solution:

Since the compound has $ C_{n}H_{2n}O $ type general formula, it must be a ketone (or aldehyde). It has the following metamers (the isomers having same functional group but different alkyl groups attached with the same functional group):
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Hence, it has three metamers.