Multiple choice

Which among the following compounds is a chief constituents of gasoline?

  1. Hexamethylphosphoramide

  2. Hexanoic acid

  3. Hexamethylenetetramine

  4. Hexanes
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Explanation

Hexanes are significant constituents of gasoline. They are all colourless liquids at room temperature with boiling points between 50 and 70 °C and gasoline-like odour. They are widely used as cheap, relatively safe, largely unreactive and easily evaporated non-polar solvents.

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