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?
(1 point)
Responses
hydrogen atoms
hydrogen atoms
carbon atoms
carbon atoms
bonds between atoms
bonds between atoms
1 answer
The black balls in the model represent carbon atoms.