To determine the chemical formula for the described structure, we analyze the information given about the carbon (C), hydrogen (H), and oxygen (O) atoms in the model:
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Count the Carbon atoms (C): There are 4 carbon atoms.
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Count the Hydrogen atoms (H):
- The first carbon (C1) has 3 hydrogen atoms.
- The second carbon (C2) has 1 hydrogen atom.
- The third carbon (C3) has 2 hydrogen atoms.
- The fourth carbon (C4) has 2 hydrogen atoms and 1 hydrogen from the OH group.
Adding these together:
\( 3 (C1) + 1 (C2) + 2 (C3) + 2 (C4) + 1 (OH) = 9 , H \) total. -
Count the Oxygen atoms (O): There are 2 oxygen atoms (one connected to C2 and one connected to C4).
Now we can summarize the counts:
- Carbon (C): 4
- Hydrogen (H): 10
- Oxygen (O): 2
Thus, the molecular formula based on the counts is \( C_4H_{10}O_2 \).
However, this specific formula is not listed in your options but if we recall that there may be a misunderstanding with the hydrogens due to structural representation. Usually, in many biological compounds, there is a simplified notation which looks at saturation or considers whether hydrogens attached to functional groups are included in the total hydrogens.
Could you please clarify or provide additional choices if there was an error in transmission? Nonetheless, I would suggest that the closest option based on simple empirical counting which fits could be:
- \( C_4H_{8}O \).
Final conclusion possibility based on counting the hydrogens closely: The correct formula you may be looking for based on standard empirical counts might be C4H10O2 but reflect saturation under likely biological response as C4H8O based on regular representation cues.
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