Structural isomers are chemical compounds that have

A. the same atoms that are arranged in different orders.
B. the same atoms that are arranged in the same order.
C. the same types of bonds that are bonding the same number of carbon atoms to different atoms.
D. different types of bonds that are bonding the same number of carbon atoms to different atoms.

Question

Structural isomers are chemical compounds that have

A. the same atoms that are arranged in different orders.
B. the same atoms that are arranged in the same order.
C. the same types of bonds that are bonding the same number of carbon atoms to different atoms.
D. different types of bonds that are bonding the same number of carbon atoms to different atoms.

anonymous · Answer

isomers are the alternate forms of the same compound...   isomers are
chemicals that have the same numbers and types of atoms but differ in their structural arrangement 

Consider the compounds ethyl alcohol and dimethyl ether. Both have the chemical formula CSHWO. But the structure of ethyl alcohol is CHTwCHSwOH; the OH group indicates that it is an alcohol. By contrast, the structure of dimethyl ether is CHTwOwCHT; the CwOwC group indicates that it is an ether. The two compounds are called isomers of one another, and have different chemical properties. An isomer is an organic compound that has the same chemical formula as another organic compound, but a different structural formula.

anonymous · Answer

So the answer would be A, right?

anonymous · Answer

i was just working on this in class i took this and paraphrased it from my book ..... so yes A is the correct answer:)

anonymous · Answer

Great! Thank you so much! :)

anonymous · Answer

yup no problem :)