draw the structure of 2,4-dimethyl-3-ethyl-2-heptanol and give the molecular formula.

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okay the molecular formula is:

(CH3)(COHCH3)(CHCH2CH3)(CHCH3)(CH2)(CH2)(CH3)

...the brackets represent one of the seven parent carbon atoms (hepta- informs that there are 7 of them)

it is difficult to illustrate the structure on this post but it is exacty like in the molecular formula but with symbols and bonds represented by lines.
We can't draw structures on the board.
CH3-COH(CH3)-CH(CH2CH3)-CH(CH3)-CH2-CH2-CH3