Question

Determine the chemical formulas for the two compounds below. (Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen).

Answer 1

Remember that any intersection of lines is a C, and that the number of hydrogens attached are the necessary to complet the 4 bonds.

1) CH3 - CH (OH) - CH (CH3) -CH3

2) CH3 - O - CH(CH3)-CH2 - CH3

I have used the parenthesis to indicate that the radical inside is in other branch, bonded by a single line -