What type of isomerism is shown by butanol and isobutanol?
Correct Answer: Structural Isomerism
- Step 1: Understand what isomerism means. Isomerism is when two or more compounds have the same molecular formula but different structures.
- Step 2: Identify the molecular formula of butanol and isobutanol. Both have the formula C4H10O.
- Step 3: Recognize that butanol and isobutanol have different structural arrangements of atoms.
- Step 4: Conclude that since they have the same molecular formula but different structures, they are structural isomers.
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