Q. Out of the following compounds,
I.Pent-1-ene,
II.Pent-2-ene,
III.2-Methyl but-1-ene,
IV.2-Methyl but-2-ene,
Which pair has the lowest and the highest heats of combustion, respectively?

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Solution:

More-stable or more-substituted alkene has the lowest (more negative) , and . The order of stability of alkene
:IV III II I.So the lowest is of (IV) and the highest is of (I)