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Structural Formulas

• Consider C2H 6O; two very different compounds have this  molecular formula:

-ethanol, the intoxicating substance present in wine and beer

-dimethyl ether, a colorless gas once used in refrigeration

• Their radically different physical and chemical behaviors are  the result of different molecular structures.

ethanol

dimethyl ether

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