Add: Molecules that contain only carbon and hydrogen atoms are called hydrocarbons.
The simplest one is methane.
This may be represented by
H
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H-C-H
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H
This is found in farts and swamps.
Other examples include gasoline, most kinds of plastics, ... the list is LONG.
could be either, depending on the molecule.
One methane molecule contains one carbon atom and four hydrogen atoms.
NO!!!! Methane contains 5 atoms , not 2 atoms (diatomic) Methane has the formula ' CH4' ; one carbon and four hydrogen atoms, so it may be thought of as 'pentatomic',
A pentane molecule has 5 carbon atoms and 12 hydrogen atoms.
If a molecule contains two carbon atoms and four hydrogen atoms, you can conclude that the two carbon atoms are likely bonded together by a single covalent bond. This kind of bond would allow each carbon atom to have a full outer electron shell and satisfy the octet rule.
Glucose is a carbohydrate, which means it contains carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. Specifically, glucose contains 6 carbon, 6 oxygen, and 12 hydrogen atoms.
A molecule is said to be organic if it contains carbon atoms covalently bonded to hydrogen atoms. Organic molecules can also contain other elements like oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, and phosphorus, as long as they are predominantly composed of carbon and hydrogen atoms.
Sugar
The hydrogen molecule contains 4 Hydrogen atoms, and one Carbon in the centre.
could be either, depending on the molecule.
Sugar is an organic molecule because it contains carbon atoms. More rigorously, it contains carbon-hydrogen bonds.
12 hydrogen atoms
12 atoms of carbon, 22 atoms of hydrogen, and 11 atoms of oxygen. It is sucrose, or table sugar.
One methane molecule contains one carbon atom and four hydrogen atoms.
NO!!!! Methane contains 5 atoms , not 2 atoms (diatomic) Methane has the formula ' CH4' ; one carbon and four hydrogen atoms, so it may be thought of as 'pentatomic',
Glucose (C6H12O6) is a monosaccharide that contains twelve hydrogen atoms, six carbon atoms and six oxygen atoms. A glucose and fructose molecule combine to create a sucrose molecule.
5 molecules of carbon dioxide will contain 5 carbon atoms (1 per molecule) and no hydrogen atoms as carbon dioxide contains only carbon and oxygen. The 5 molecules will contain a total of 10 oxygen atoms (2 per molecule).