NEETChemistryBiomolecules
What is the product formed when HI is heated with an alkane, and what does it suggest about the alkane's carbon arrangement?
Options
- AN-hexane; Linear carbon chain
- BIsopentane; Branched carbon chain
- CN-butane; Linear carbon chain
- DMethane; No reaction occurs
Correct answer
A. N-hexane; Linear carbon chain
Step-by-step solution
Prolonged heating with HI results in the formation of n-hexane, which suggests that all six carbon atoms are linked in a straight chain.