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Pick out the suitable statements for the given compound.
CH3CH2CH2CH=CHCH3


Options:
A .   It's a saturated compound
B .   It's an alkene
C .   General formula of the compound is CnH2n
D .   IUPAC name is hex-4-ene
Answer: Option B
:
B and C
The given compound is an unsaturated hydrocarbon because it contains a C=C bond. It is an alkene having the general formula CnH2n. The given compound is numbered as shown below.
CH36CH25CH24CH3=CH2CH31
 The compound has six carbon atoms in it and hence, the word root is 'hex'.
It has a double bond between the second and the third carbon atoms and hence, the suffix will be '2-ene'.
Therefore, the IUPAC name of the given compound is hex-2-ene.

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