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That would probably be CH3CH2CH2OH, or C3H8O. In the alcohol isomer, it would be called propanol. You can figure out this type of question when you think about how many things carbon wants surrounding it: four. Carbon always wants four bonds, or, less often, two bonds and one lone pair. When figuring a problem like this out, begin with the carbons and the oxygens (sometimes there is nitrogen as well) and then add in hydrogens as necessary. Oxygen will always have either two bonds and two lone pairs or four bonds and one lone pair. The second possibility is much less common because it disobeys the octet rule, but sometimes you have no choice. Nitrogen, while I'm at it, will always have three bonds and one lone pair or one bond and two lone pairs, which is why NH3 is a weak base even though there isn't a negative charge on it, and no hydroxyl group. The lone pair attacks the hydrogen atom.
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What is the difference between ethanol and butanol?
Ethanol is an alcohol with two carbon atoms (C2H5OH) and butanol is an alcohol with four carbon atoms (C4H9OH)
Is there carbon in alcohol?
The alcohol in drinks like Beer and Wine is a compound of carbon. It is called ethyl alcohol - C2H5OH
What are the two atoms that make up carbon dioxide?
Carbon dioxide has a molecular formula CO2. A single molecule of Carbon dioxide contains one molecule of carbon and two atoms of oxygen. The carbon atom is bonded with the two oxygen atoms in a double bond.
How many atoms are there in carbon dioxide?
3 atoms per molecule 1 Carbon 2 Oxygen
If a molecule contains two carbon atoms and four hydrogen atoms what can you conclude about the bond between the carbon atoms?
The bond between the carbon atoms is a double bond.
What is the difference between ethanol and butanol?
Ethanol is an alcohol with two carbon atoms (C2H5OH) and butanol is an alcohol with four carbon atoms (C4H9OH)
What is the meaning of the two in ethyl alcohol C2H5OH.?
The subscript 2, combined with the fact that the symbol for carbon atoms does not occur anywhere else in the formula, means that each molecule of ethyl alcohol contains two carbon atoms.
How are carbon atoms and how many hydrogen atoms are in C2H6?
there are two Carbon Atoms and six Hydrogen atoms
What is the element for C2H5OH?
C2H5OH is ethanol, which is an alcohol. It contains two carbon atoms, six hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.
Is there carbon in alcohol?
The alcohol in drinks like Beer and Wine is a compound of carbon. It is called ethyl alcohol - C2H5OH
What elements makes up c2h6o?
Yes two atoms of Carbon, 6 atoms of Hydrogen and one atom of Oxygen. As a matter of interest, the molecule is called ethyl alcohol, ethanol or drinking alcohol.
How many atoms are in carbon dioxide have?
Three. Carbon (thus the name) and two (thus the "di-") oxygen.
How much atoms of carbon and of oxygen are in each molecule of carbon dioxide?
The name "carbon dioxide" tells you what it is made of and how many atoms are involved, as long as you know that "di" is one of the syllables that means "two." So one molecule of carbon dioxide has one atom of carbon and two atoms of oxygen.
What does the prefixdi in the compound CO2 name indicate?
Carbon "di"oxide means there are two oxygen atoms attached to the carbon.
What are the two atoms that make up carbon dioxide?
Carbon dioxide has a molecular formula CO2. A single molecule of Carbon dioxide contains one molecule of carbon and two atoms of oxygen. The carbon atom is bonded with the two oxygen atoms in a double bond.
How many atoms are there in carbon dioxide?
3 atoms per molecule 1 Carbon 2 Oxygen
What are the names of the atoms that comprise carbon dioxide?
Carbon and oxygen. One atom of carbon, two atoms of oxygen.
