Chapter 2, Problem 35E

Open the Build a Molecule simulation (http://openstaxcollege.org/l/16molbuilding) and select the “Larger Molecules” tab. Select an appropriate atoms “Kit” to build a molecule with two carbon and six hydrogen atoms. Drag atoms into the space above the “Kit” to make a molecule. A name will appear when you have made an actual molecule that exists (even if it is not the one you want). You can use the scissors tool to separate atoms if you would like to change the connections. Click on “3D” to see the molecule, and look at both the space-filling and ball-and-stick possibilities.

1. Draw the structural formula of this molecule and state its name.

Can you arrange these atoms in any way to make a different compound?

35. Use the Build a Molecule simulation (http://openstaxcollege.org/l/16molbuilding) to repeat Exercise 2.34, but build a molecule with two carbons, six hydrogens, and one oxygen.

1. Draw the structural formula of this molecule and state its name.

Can you arrange these atoms to make a different molecule? If so, draw its structural formula and state its name.

How are the molecules drawn in (a) and (b) the same? How do they differ? What are they called (the type of relationship between these molecules, not their names).