Question

C2H5OH How many elements are there in a molecule of Ethanol shown in the above formula?

Answer 1

Answer:

9 elements

Explanation:

there are 2 C

6 H

1 O

Answer 2

There’s are 3 elements: Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen

Ethanol consists of 9 atoms:

2 Carbons
6 Hydrogens
1 Oxygen

2 + 6 + 1 = 9 atoms in total

Although the question doesn’t ask for atoms I just wanted to make things clear between them so you don’t get the numbers mixed up. Apart from that, there are 3 elements present in Ethanol.