Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (12th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321908449
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-844-5

Chapter 11 - Section 11.2 - Alkanes - Figure 11.2 - Page 365: 1

Answer

Due to tetrahedral arrangement

Work Step by Step

Each Carbon atom of the chain has tetrahedral geometry, the chain is represented as zigzag
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