Question #58b7f

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Sep 6, 2017

Yes, you can H atoms, add, except...

Explanation:

H atoms can be added to all carbons except, =C=, which C has already bonded with 4H atoms, which means that, H can't be added again..

In Organic Chemistry, Carbon, C has the ability to bond with only 4 Hydrogen Atoms, H..

C = C - C = C - C = C = C - OH Where each =or represent the hydrogen Carbon is bonded with..

Also...

For C = C.... Carbon, C has the ability to have only 2H, attached to it, since they already have 2H each..

Hope you understand!

Sep 6, 2017

No. See explanation.

Explanation:

Carbon can make 4 bonds. From those bonds we can see that (counting from left to right):

  • first atom uses 2, so it can have 2 atoms of hydrogen,

  • second, third, fourth and fifth use 3 (you count bonds both left and right from the atom), so you can add one hydrogen atom to each carbon,

  • sixth atom uses four, so you cannot add anything here,

  • last atom uses 3 bonds, so you can add one hydrogen atom here.

Finally the fomula would be:

CH2=CHCH=CHCH=C=CHOH