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OpenStudy (alexwee123):

draw the 3 isomers of pentane

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

pentane , isopentane and neopentane

OpenStudy (alexwee123):

what is a isopentane?

OpenStudy (alexwee123):

o.0 Que es un isopentane?

OpenStudy (alexwee123):

haha sorry your username just sounds spanish :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

iso because it have a ramification on the first carbon

OpenStudy (anonymous):

kkkk i'm braziliam

OpenStudy (alexwee123):

k :) and what do you mean by ramification?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

well, take a look, if you look at the pentane u will se like a M, the isopentane takes the last "leg" of the M and put it on the second carbon, whren it happens it's called ramification, but you may recognize that as 2-methylbutane

OpenStudy (alexwee123):

gotcha :o

OpenStudy (anonymous):

xD see ya

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