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 bonds between atoms bonds between atoms carbon atoms carbon atoms hydrogen atoms hydrogen atoms oxygen atoms oxygen atoms Skip to navigation

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

carbon atoms