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A compound secreted by honeybees to paralyze intruders in their hive is known as 2-heptanone. The formula for this 2-heptanone compound is CH3C4H8COCH3. How many atoms of each element are in one molecule of 2-heptanone?

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4 carbon atoms, 11 hydrogen atoms, and 1 oxygen atom

7 carbon atoms, 14 hydrogen atoms, and 1 oxygen atom

7 carbon atoms, 11 hydrogen atoms, and 8 oxygen atoms

6 carbon atoms, 14 hydrogen atoms, and 3 oxygen atoms

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Answer:It’s D, when you add up the atoms for carbon you get 6, and the only answer choice with 6 is D

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Answer:

B

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Sorry if wrong

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