Hydrocarbons Question 217

Question: Which kind of isomerism will butene-2 show

Options:

A) Geometrical

B) Optical

C) Position

D) None of these

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

2-butene shows geometrical isomerism.

$ \underset{\text{cis-Butene-2}}{\mathop{\begin{matrix} H-C-CH_3 \\ || \\ H-C-CH_3 \\ \end{matrix}}} $

$ \underset{\text{trans-Butene-2}}{\mathop{\begin{matrix} H-C-CH_3 \\ || \\ CH_3-C-H \\ \end{matrix}}} $