A ball-and-stick model of a molecule of formaldehyde, CH2O, is made from the following components:

Question

one black ball
one red ball
two white balls
three sticks
What do the sticks represent?

(1 point)
Responses

bonds between atoms
bonds between atoms

hydrogen atoms
hydrogen atoms

carbon atoms
carbon atoms

oxygen atoms

Answer 1

The sticks in a ball-and-stick model represent bonds between atoms. Therefore, the correct response is:

bonds between atoms.