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What is the relationship between the members of following pairs of structures? Are they structural or geometrical isomers or resonance contributors?
Solution:  
(a) CH3−CH2−C∥OH−CH2−CH3\mathrm{CH}_3-\mathrm{CH}_2-\overset{\mathrm{OH}}{\overset{\parallel}{\mathrm{C}}}-\mathrm{CH}_2-\mathrm{CH}_3 and CH3−CH2−CH2−C∥OH−CH3\mathrm{CH}_3-\mathrm{CH}_2-\mathrm{CH}_2-\overset{\mathrm{OH}}{\overset{\parallel}{\mathrm{C}}}-\mathrm{CH}_3 are structural isomers.
Structural isomerism arises when two compounds have the same molecular formula but differ in structure i.e., arrangement of atoms.
(b) C∣D∣H=C∣H∣D\underset{\vert_{\mathrm{H}}}{\overset{\vert^{\mathrm{D}}}{\mathrm{C}}}=\underset{\vert_{\mathrm{D}}}{\overset{\vert^{\mathrm{H}}}{\mathrm{C}}} and C∣D∣H=C∣D∣H\underset{\vert_{\mathrm{H}}}{\overset{\vert^{\mathrm{D}}}{\mathrm{C}}}=\underset{\vert_{\mathrm{H}}}{\overset{\vert^{\mathrm{D}}}{\mathrm{C}}} are geometrical isomers.
(c) H−C∥OH,+−OH\mathrm{H}-\overset{,^{+}}{\overset{\parallel}{\mathrm{C}}\mathrm{OH}}-\mathrm{OH} and H−C+∣OH−OH\mathrm{H}-\mathrm{C}^{\overset{\vert^{\mathrm{OH}}}{+}}-\mathrm{OH} are resonance stabilized structures. Such structures arise when the arrangement of atoms remains the same but the bonding pattern differs.
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