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Representations of Organic Compounds

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Which one of the following shows the correct expanded structural formula of n-hexane?

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H_{3} C (C H_{2})_{4} C H_{3}

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is B
(a) Omitting some or all of the dashes representing covalent bonds is known as condensed structure. So, (a) is the condensed structural formula.
(b) is the expanded structure.
(c) is the bond line structure

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