CHEMISTRY · Single correct · AP · Chemistry · Atomic Structure and Properties · Atomic Structure and Properties
Problem
In a standard line-angle (skeletal) structure, a carbon atom is shown as a vertex connected by single lines to two other atoms, and no hydrogen atoms are explicitly drawn on that carbon. How many hydrogen atoms are implied to be bonded to that carbon?
(a) 0
(b) 2
(c) 1
(d) 3