What is the chemical formula for isobutane?

Answer 1

They are both C4H10 but isobutane has another structure, called Isomer

Butane: Isobutane: H H H H H H H H-C-C-C-C-H H-C-C-C-H H H H H HHCHH H

Isobutane comes in Y shape not in series as n-butane.

In refineries, they transform n-butane to iso-buatene. So, they can use it in alkaline units to produce gasoline

Answer 2

The molecules have different structures, that is, they atoms in the two compounds are bonded in a different arrangement, even though the atoms themselves are the same.

A molecule of butane is a molecule with four carbon atoms in a chain. The two carbon at the end of the chain are bonded to three hydrogen atoms and those in the middle are each bonded to two.

A molecule of isobutane consists of a central carbon atom bonded to a single hydrogen atom and three carbon atoms. Each of those three carbon atoms is additionally bonded to three hydrogen atoms.

Answer 3

basically there is no difference between the two isomers of butane .actually isomers are similar compounds with different possible skeletal structures ;for example ,butane is a hydrocarbon with 4 carbon atoms ,so its possible isomers are- n-butane and iso-butane.

Answer 4

They have the same molecular formula but differ in their structural formula. As in, they are both C4H10, but they are shaped differently.

Butane:

. H H H H

... | | | |

H-C-C-C-C-H

....| | | |

.. H H H H

Isobutane:

. H H H

.. | | |

H-C-C-C-H

..... |

. H-C-H

.... |

.... H

Note: Isobutane is slightly slanted. Also, ignore the dots, their just so i can show the bonds correctly

Answer 5

The usual way of writing this formula without more flexible typographic resources than this format provides is CH3CH(CH3)CH3.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

C4h10

Answer 8

C4h10.