There are 10 hydrogen atoms that bind and there are 2 pairs of free electrons in the non-binding O atom
<h3>Further explanation</h3>
Aldehydes are alkane-derived compounds containing carbonyl groups (-CO-) where one bond binds to an alkyl group while another binds to a hydrogen atom.
The general structure is R-CHO with the molecular formula :

Naming is generally the same as the alkane by replacing the suffix with -al
Butanal or butyraldehyde is an aldehyde which has 4 C atoms
Inside the structure there are 3 atoms involved in bonding:
- 1. Atom C with 4 valence electrons, requires 4 electrons to reach the octet
- 2. Atom O with 6 valence electrons, requires 2 electrons to reach the octet
- 3. Atom H with 1 valence electron, requires 1 electron to reach a duplet
In describing Lewis's structure the steps that can be taken are:
- 1. Count the number of valence electrons from atoms in a molecule
- 2. Give each bond a pair of electrons
- 3. The remaining electrons are given to the atomic terminal so that an octet is reached
- 4. The remaining electrons that still exist in the central atom
- 5. If the central atom is not yet octet, free electrons are drawn to the central atom to form double bonds
In the Butanal structure (C₄H₈O) there is 1 double bond of the functional group (-CHO) between the C atom and the O atom
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Keywords: butanal, aldehyde, Lewis structure, a valence electron
Answer is: 2H, 1S, 4O, 1Ba, 2Cl or 2,1,4,1,2.
Number of atoms must
be the same on left and right side of balanced chemical reaction according to t<span>he </span>law of conservation of mass<span> or </span><span>principle of mass conservation.
</span>There are two hydrogen atoms, one sulfur atom, four oxygen atoms, one barium atom and two chlorine atoms in this chemical reaction.
Amu, or atomic mass unit is used to measure the mass of subatomic particles. but electrons do that have enough mass to be considered 1 amu