Question

Recognise the carbon chain type of the following:

\[\begin{array}{cc}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\\
|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\\\ce{H - C - C - C - H}\\
|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\\\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{}\phantom{.....}\ce{H}\\
\ce{H - C - H}\\
|\\
\ce{H}
\end{array}\]

Answer 1

• The figure shows structural formulae for the molecular formula C₄H₁₀.
• The carbon chain in the figure is a branched chain of carbon atoms.