A molecule of ethanol has two carbon atoms, six hydrogen atoms, and one oxygen atom. A ball-and-stick model of a molecule of ethanol is made from the following components:

Question

one red ball
two black balls
six white balls
eight sticks

What do the black balls in the model represent?

(1 point)
Responses

bonds between atoms
bonds between atoms

carbon atoms
carbon atoms

oxygen atoms
oxygen atoms

hydrogen atoms

Answer 1

In the ball-and-stick model of a molecule of ethanol, the black balls represent carbon atoms. Therefore, the correct response is:

carbon atoms