Matter Interactions Online Practice

Question

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

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

(1 point)
Responses

hydrogen atoms
hydrogen atoms

bonds between atoms
bonds between atoms

oxygen atoms
oxygen atoms

carbon atoms

Answer 1

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

bonds between atoms