Question

Which statement about aldehydes and ketones is correct?

A) In aldehydes, the carbon is always joined to at least one hydrogen atom.

B)Every ketone molecular formula is unique.

C) Aldehydes are similar to ketones, but their carbonyl group is located in the middle of the carbon chain.

D) In ketones, the carbon of their carbonyl group is bonded with one other carbon.

Answer 1

Answer:

A) In aldehydes, the carbon is always joined to at least one hydrogen atom.

Explanation:

Aldehydes and Ketones are organic compounds.

The main difference between them is that aldehydes have the carbon atom attached to at least one hydrogen atom.

In ketones, the carbon is attached to another carbon.

• The IUPAC names of alkanals usually end with -e
• For alkanones usually end with -one

To reiterate, the striking difference between the two families is that in alkanals, a hydrogen atom is directly attached to the carbonyl group while in alkanones, no hydrogen atoms is attached to the carbonyl group but two bulky alkyl groups.