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What are the molecular formula, the structural formula, the condensed structural formula, and the abbreviated line formula for pentane?


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Pentane :

  • In IUPAC nomenclature, the name pentane refers solely to n-pentane, the group's unbranched isomer.
  • Pentane is a five-carbon-atom straight-chain alkane. It functions as both a non-polar solvent and a refrigerant.

Molecular formula:

  • The molecular formula that gives the total number of atoms of each element in each molecule of a substance
  • C5H12 is the chemical formula for pentane, often known as n-pentane.

Structural formula :

  • Chemical bonds between atoms in a molecule are identified by structural formulae.
  • will be the structural formula.

Condensed structural formula:

  • Condensed Structural Formula is simply a set in which organic molecules are written in a line of text.
  • CH2(CH2)3CH3 will be the condensed structural formula.

Line formula:

  • A two-dimensional depiction of substances in which atoms are linked by lines representing single or many bonds with no indication or implication of bond spatial direction.
  • For pentane the line formula will be

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