Question

Observe the following two structures.

a) CH₃ – CH₂ – CH₂ – CH₃

b) 

i) How about their structures? Are they same? 

ii) How many carbon and hydrogen atoms are there in (a) and (b) structures?

iii) Write the condensed molecular formulae for (a) and (b), do they have same molecular formulae?

Answer 1

i) No, they are not same compounds.

ii) Carbon – 4 ; Hydrogen – 10.

iii) C₄H₁₀; Yes.