Question

The chemical formula for Ethyl Butyrate, a substance added to orange juice to make it smell sweet is C6H12O2.

Use the chemical formula to determine how many Carbon (C), Hydrogen (H), and Oxygen (O) atoms are present in 1 molecule of Ethyl Butyrate.


Ethyl Butyrate has ??

Carbon Atoms.


Ethyl Butyrate has ??

Hydrogen Atoms.


Ethyl Butyrate has ??

Oxygen Atoms.



(The answers are out of 1 ,2, 6 and 12)

Answer 1

There are 6 carbon, 12 hydrogen, and 2 oxygen.

Step-by-step explanation:

The numbers after each element tell you how many molecules there are!

H2O

for example has 2 Hydrogens and 1 Oxygen