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Interpretation:
The smell of 1, 5-pentanedithiol (C5H12S2), needs to be explained.
Concept Introduction :
The smell is due to one or more volatilized chemical compounds which are usually present in low concentrations that animals and humans can notice by their senses.
Answer to Problem 8E
Rotten eggs.
Explanation of Solution
Molecular formulas are associated with smell by a definite quantity of a definite element. It may help us to determine to which group these elements belong to.
The Chemical names help us to determine the functional group present in the compound.
The structural formula of 1, 5-pentanedithiol (C5H12S2) is as follows:
The sulfur containing compounds have smell of rotten egg. Thus, 1, 5-pentanedithiol will have smell like rotten eggs.
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