Multiple choice

Which of the following compounds measures the cetane number?

  1. Cyclopentadienyl manganese carbonyl

  2. n-hexadecane

  3. Tetraethyl lead

  4. Iso-octane

  5. (3) and (4) are correct
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B Correct answer
Explanation

This option is correct because the cetane number is used for the measuring of the knocking character of the fuels in diesel engines and ignites very readily, hence this measures the cetane number.

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