What is the bond line notation for pentane?
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Explanation:
Bond line drawings are a simple way of drawing/writing the organic molecular structure.
Here is Pentane:
https://alchetron.com/Pentane
At the end of each line is a carbon. And each carbon has 2-3 bonds with hydrogens depending on where each carbon is.
The two carbons at the two ends of the structure are bonded to 3 hydrogens each, whereas the middle three carbons are bonded to 2 carbons each.
http://www.chem.ucla.edu/~harding/IGOC/P/pentane.html
This makes it easier to imagine. 3 hydrogens at the end carbons and 2 hydrogens attached to middle carbons.
In bond line drawing of hydrocarbons, you only draw the carbons and not the hydrogens.
For example here is heptane:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiO3ObckcfaAhXI1IMKHfNnBdcQjRx6BAgAEAU&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.chemeo.com%2Fcid%2F77-734-2%2F1-Pentyl%2520radical&psig=AOvVaw2z_dryXJcisYxvdi4Gi7a8&ust=1524254782970300
Hopefully you can see the pattern.
Hope this helps (c: