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(a) Why does the element carbon from a large number of carbon compounds?
(b) Write down the structures and names of two isomers of butane (C4H10).
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01/10/2021 6:40 pm
(a) Carbon forms a large number of carbon compounds because carbon atoms can link with one another by means of covalent bonds to form long chains of carbon atoms.
(b) Isomers of butane (C4H10)
(i) \(H-\overset{H}{\overset{|}{\underset{H}{\underset{|}{C}}}}- \overset{H}{\overset{|}{\underset{H}{\underset{|}{C}}}}-\overset{H}{\overset{|}{\underset{H}{\underset{|}{C}}}} -\overset{H}{\overset{|}{\underset{H}{\underset{|}{C}}}} -H\)
n-butane
(ii)