In a ball-and-stick model of a molecule of ethanol, the black balls represent carbon atoms. Therefore, the correct response is:
carbon atoms
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:
one red ball
two black balls
six white balls
eight sticks
What do the black balls in the model represent?
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Responses
bonds between atoms
bonds between atoms
hydrogen atoms
hydrogen atoms
oxygen atoms
oxygen atoms
carbon atoms
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