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Determine the chemical formula for the molecule shown.

-Which of the following terms could most likely apply to the molecule shown?

hydrocarbon

polymer

organic

inorganic

Explain your answer to the second part of the question above.

Determine the chemical formula for the molecule shown. -Which of the following terms-example-1
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Answer: Formula is C4H8O. In every branch of line formula there are Carbon atom. Carbon makes 4 bonds so In branch left in which two CH3-groups are attached there are also an Hydrogen aton which is not shown.

Explanation: Molecule is organic, it is classified as aldehyde.

Hydrocarbons contains only Carbon and Hydrogen atoms, Organic molecules can contain also other atoms.

Reactions of aldehydes are reduction to alcoholes or oxidation to carboxylic acids. It can not for a polymer.