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Q.Select the molecule which has only one π bond.

a) CH3-CH=CH-CH3
b) CH3-CH=CH-CHO
c) CH3-CH=CH-COOH
d) All of these
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Step 1. A pi bond exists only where two atoms are double- or triple-bonded; a C=C contributes one pi bond, and a C=O (in a carbonyl) contributes one pi bond.

Step 2. (a) CH3-CH=CH-CH3 has only the C=C -- 1 pi bond.

Step 3. (b) CH3-CH=CH-CHO has the C=C plus the aldehyde's C=O -- 2 pi bonds.

Step 4. (c) CH3-CH=CH-COOH has the C=C plus the acid's C=O (the C-OH part of -COOH is a plain sigma bond, not a second pi bond) -- 2 pi bonds.

Step 5. Only (a) has exactly one pi bond, so (d) 'All of these' is false.

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(a) CH3-CH=CH-CH3

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