A saturated hydrocarbon has fifty hydrogen atoms in its molecule. The number of carbon atoms in its molecule will be:
A saturated hydrocarbon has fifty hydrogen atoms in its molecule. The number of carbon atoms in its molecule will be:

(a) Twenty-five

(b) Twenty four

(c) Twenty-six

(d) Twenty seven

Solution:

Option (b) is the answer.

Saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH2n+2 are known as alkanes. The number of hydrogen atoms, according to the question, is 50, or 2n+2=50.