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A hydrocarbon C_(5)H_(10) does not react with chlorine in dark but give a single monochloro compound C_(5)H_(9)Cl in bright sunligh. Identify the hydrocarbon.

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SOLUTION :As the compound gives the single monochlorinatedproduct in bright SUNLIGHT with a chlorine, THEREFORE all the HYDROGENS of the compound are equivalent. Thus is possible only if a compound is a cyclic ALKANE. Thus, the hydrocarbon is cyclopentane.


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