how many carbons ?

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how many carbons ?

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Step 1 Bond line formula

 

There are three ways to represent an organic compounds

1) complete structural formula

2) Condensed structural formula

3) Bond line formula

 

Given organic compound is in bond line formula

Bond line formula is the another way of representation organic compounds. In this representation every bond is represented as a line in a zig -zag manner. If not mentioned, every terminal is assumed to be methyl group.

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