Question

The number of hydrogen atoms in methylbutane is?

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Answer on Question #43790 - Chemistry - Inorganic Chemistry

Question:

The number of hydrogen atoms in methylbutane is?

Answer:

The formula of methylbutane (butane $\mathrm{C_4H_{10}}$ substituted with methyl radical $-\mathrm{CH}_3$ , the shortened formula is $\mathrm{C_4H_9CH_3} = \mathrm{C_5H_{12}}$ ):

The number of hydrogen atoms is $3 + 1 + 3 + 2 + 3 = 12$

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