Question

The skeletal structure in line‑angle (line‑bond) mode of 2‑isopropyltoluene is shown. Identify the number of hydrogen atoms bound to each carbon atom in the structure.

Answer 1

Answer:

Fourteen hydrogen atoms are bounded in total to the carbon atoms in the structure

Explanation:

The boxes that show "one" indicate that there is only one hydrogen atom bonded to that particular carbon atom while those that show "zero" shows there are no hydrogen atoms bonded to that particular carbon atom. Those that show "three" indicate that there are three hydrogen atoms bonded to that particular carbon.

There are 10 carbon atoms in the structure.

NOTE that each of these carbon atoms must be surrounded with four bonds; which was how the number of hydrogen atoms (numbers in the boxes) weree determined.