What is the Lewis dot structure of butane?

Answer 1

There are a two different forms of butane, depending on how the atoms are connected. All have 4 carbon and 10 hydrogen atoms, but one is a linear structure (called n-butane), another is branched once (called isobutane).

See the Related Questions for how to draw the Lewis dot structure, but the atoms are connected as follows:

n-butane: H3C-CH2-CH2-CH3

isobutane (CH3)3CH

Answer 2

H-C---C-H

(triple bond in between the C's)

Answer 3

. . . . . . .C . H . H . H . C . H . H . C . H . H . C . H . H . C . H . H . C . H . H . H . . . . . .

Answer 4

CH (triple bond) C-CH2-CH3