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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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bonds between atoms
bonds between atoms

hydrogen atoms
hydrogen atoms

oxygen atoms
oxygen atoms

carbon atoms
carbon atoms
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carbon atoms

There are two black balls and ethanol has two carbon atoms, so the black balls represent carbon atoms.