Drawing chemical structures & understanding isomers
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A species has the chemical formula C2H6O1. Draw the structures for two isomers of this substance.
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To draw the structures for this substance, you first need to know that carbon can form four bonds; oxygen can form two bonds; and hydrogen can form only one bond. From this information, you can piece together the following structures:
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