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What is meant by isomers ? Draw the structure of two isomers of butane, C4H10. Explain why we cannot have isomers of first three members of alkane series.

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Isomers are the compound which has the same molecular formula but different structure formula. Ieomers of Butane :

We cannot have isomers of the first three members of the alkane series because of the following laws of isomers :

(i) The parent chain should have the most number of carbon atoms.

(ii) The branching cannot be done from the first on the last atom-carbon atom of the structure

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