Draw a skeletal formula for the following molecule: CH 3 CH(CH 3 )CH 2 CH 2 OH.

Here in this practice question it says, draw a skeletal formula for the following molecule. So here we have c h 3 connected to c h, remember parenthesis means that's a branch off of the CH, then it connects the CH connects to CH 2, then another CH2, then an Oh. Alright, so remember a line connects carbons together. So here we have our CH 3 connected to CH, it has a branching group, branches off of it, Then we have it connected to a CH2, a CH2, and then the OH we actually show. This would be the skeletal formula. Now, if we could go back, you could see that those groups are present. So this is a carbon, carbon must make 4 bonds, so there's 3 hydrogens that are not seen. This carbon here is making 3 bonds that we can see, so it has 1 H that's invisible. This is a carbon up here. Again, carbon must make 4 bonds, so it has 3 hydrogens that are invisible. These 2 carbons, each one's making 2 bonds, so they each have 2 hydrogens. So again, our original skeletal formula is this condensed formula here. So this is the way you should approach it when you're convert for converting a condensed formula into a skeletal formula.

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Draw a skeletal formula for the following molecule: CH₃CH(CH₃)CH₂CH₂OH.

Skeletal formula of CH3CH(CH3)CH2CH2OH for organic chemistry.

Skeletal structure of a branched alcohol molecule.

Skeletal formula representation of an organic compound.

Skeletal formula illustrating a complex organic molecule.

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Identify the main carbon chain in the molecule. The given molecule is CH3CH(CH3)CH2CH2OH, which has a total of 5 carbon atoms in the longest chain.

Determine the branching and functional groups. The molecule has a methyl group (CH3) attached to the second carbon and a hydroxyl group (OH) at the end of the chain.

Draw the main carbon chain as a zigzag line, which represents the carbon backbone. Each vertex and end of the line represents a carbon atom.

Add the methyl group as a branch on the second carbon of the main chain. This is done by drawing a short line from the second vertex of the zigzag line.

Include the hydroxyl group (OH) at the end of the chain. This is represented by adding an 'OH' at the end of the zigzag line, indicating the presence of the alcohol functional group.