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:
f. C₃H₇Cl

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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:

f. C₃H₇Cl

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Welcome everyone. Our next problem is determine if C six H 12 BR two is an organic or inorganic compound identify the type of formula provided molecular expanded or condensed structural. Our answer choices are a inorganic molecular formula. B organic condensed structural formula C organic molecular formula or D inorganic condensed structural formula. So when we think about organic compounds, an organic compound is one that contains carbon carbon or carbon hydrogen bonds. In this case, we see we have six carbon atoms and 12 hydrogen atoms. We also have bromine, but we can have other types of elements in our organic compounds. Things like nitrogen, oxygen phosphorus halogens as in this case. So this is an organic compound. So we can rule out choice A which is has inorganic and choice D which has an organic. Now, let's think about the type of formula provided in our formula here, we have only the types of elements or I should just say the elements that we have. So the elements and the number of each. So it tells us we have six carbons, 12 hydrogens, two BROM means and that is a molecular formula which is the simplest of all. So we're going to look at choice c organic compound with a molecular formula to understand why the other type of formula isn't correct. A condensed is one that shows some bonds in the form of dashes to show how atoms are connected to each other. But in some parts of the molecule be shown as groups. So you might have ch three a methyl group shown as a group with a dash and then C double bond O showing a methyl group connected to a carbon group. So this is sort of a way of keeping it from getting too large, but yet showing how the different atoms are connected. Whereas our molecular formula, we don't know which way those elements are connected to each other are the bro means on the end, are they in the middle? Are they, you know something like that? So then our final type of formula is an expanded formula and this would be one that shows all bots. So even say in the case of a methyl group, you would see the bond from the carbon to each of the three hydrogens. So every single bond in the molecule is shown. So you don't see this as often because that gets pretty bulky, pretty fast. So choice B is incorrect because although it's an organic compound, it is not a condensed structural formula. We don't see any bonds indicated. So once again, in the case of the C six H 12 BR two, this is choice C an organic compound in the form of a molecular formula. See you in the next video.

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f. C₃H₇Cl

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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:
f. C₃H₇Cl