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A hydrocarbon C5H10 does not react with chlorine in dark but gives a single monochloro compound C5H9 CI in bright sunlight. Identify the hydrocarbon.

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Since the hydrocarbon gives only one monochloro compound, it indicates that all the hydrogen atoms in the hydrocarbon are equivalent. Thus, the compound is cyclopentane.

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