Connect One Semester Access Card for General, Organic, & Biological Chemistry
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Chapter 12, Problem 85CP
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The molecular formula for a compound with 10 carbons and two rings should be determined.

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Molecular formula includes chemical symbols of the constituent elements followed by the number of atoms present in the molecule in subscripts. Cycloalkanes contain carbons joined in one or more rings. Cycloalkanes have two fewer H's than an acyclic alkane with the same number of carbons. So the general formula of a cycloalkane will be CnH2n.

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