Identify each of the following as a formula of an organic or inorganic compound. For an organic compound, indicate if represented as molecular formula, expanded, or condensed structural formula:
a. C₆H₁₂O₆

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Identify each of the following as a formula of an organic or inorganic compound. For an organic compound, indicate if represented as molecular formula, expanded, or condensed structural formula:

a. C₆H₁₂O₆

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Hi, everybody. Let's take a look at our next question. Determine if C three H eight Os is an organic or inorganic compound classify the formula provided molecular expanded or condensed structural A inorganic molecular formula. B organic expanded formula C in organic condensed structural formula or D organic molecular formula. Well, first we need to think about is this organic or inorganic? We know that organic compounds are ones with AC C. So carbon carbon or carbon hydrogen bonds, they can contain other elements most commonly oxygen, nitrogen phosphorus halogens. And in this case, we have three carbons, eight hydrogens, an oxygen and a sulfur sulfur also is something we find in organic compounds. And we do know with all those carbons and hydrogens, we do have both CC and CH bots. So this is definitely an organic compound. So we can rule out choice A which has inorganic and choice C which has inorganic. So now let's think of what type of formula we have. All we see in this formula is which elements are in here and how many of each? So we have which elements and how many of each. So this is the simplest type of formula. And that is a molecular formula, just the proportions and types of elements in the mole molecule. So that would lead us to choice d organic with a molecular formula. If we want to just briefly consider the other types, we have the condensed structural formula which shows some bonds and usually in the form of dashes to show how atoms are connected to each other and some parts of the molecule are shown as groups. So in the case of what we're shown, we don't know how these elements are attached to each other or the carbons all in a row. Is there the oxygen of the sulfur in between carbons. So a condensed structural formula would show how each atom is connected, but it wouldn't show every single bot. So if we have a terminal ch three group on there, for instance, it might be written just ch three, no lines shown for the carbon hydrogen bonds. So the ones that are logical or obvious are not drawn out, whereas the ones that need clarifying are, but we see we don't have any bonds shown at all. So condensed structural is not correct. Oops, sorry about moving that around, cross out to condense structural and then expanded formula which shows all bots every single bond, every single carbon hydrogen is delineated in an expanded formula. You don't use these too often just because they get so bulky and clearly, we don't have that here. So that's why choice B is incorrect. It is not an expanded formula. So once again, when we look at the C three H eight Os, this is choice D an organic compound and we're just given the molecular formula. See you in the next video.

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a. C₆H₁₂O₆

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Identify each of the following as a formula of an organic or inorganic compound. For an organic compound, indicate if represented as molecular formula, expanded, or condensed structural formula:
a. C₆H₁₂O₆