5-3A Sketching Organic Compounds Activity

What Did You Find Out?

1. How many different ways are there to build each of the following compounds?

a)  CH4=1

b)  C2H6=1

c)  C3H8=1

d)  C4H10=2

e)  C5H12=3

2. Examine each formula in question 1. What is the pattern in the ratio of the number of carbon atoms to the number of hydrogen atoms?

The pattern in question 1 of how many carbon atoms to the number of hydrogen atoms is there is on carbon atom from every 2 hydrogen atoms. So the 2 hydrogen atoms are added with a carbon atom if there is a carbon atom added.