Chemistry: An Atoms-Focused Approach

Published by W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 10: 0393912345
ISBN 13: 978-0-39391-234-0

Chapter 2 - Atoms, Ions, and Molecules - Questions and Problems - Page 73: 53

Answer

(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 6

Work Step by Step

(a) In CH$_4$, we can count only 1 atom of carbon. (b) In C$_3$H$_8$, we can count 3 atoms of carbon. (c) In C$_6$H$_6$, we can count 6 atoms of carbon. (d) 6In C$_6$H$_{12}$O$_6$, we can count 6 atoms of carbon.
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