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Question

One mole of a symmetrical alkene on ozonolysis gives two moles of an aldehyde having a molecular mass of $44 \,u$ . The alkene is

A

propene

B

$1$ -butene

C

$2$ -butene

D

ethene

Answer

$2$ -butene

Explanation

Solution

2-butene is symmetrical alkene ${CH3-CH=CH-CH3 ->[O_3][Zn/H_2O] 2.CH2 CHO}$ Molar mass of $CH_3CHO$ is $44\, u$ .