Questions: Give the molecular formula for each of the following compounds.

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The given structure is a hydrocarbon with three carbon atoms in a chain and one methyl group attached to the second carbon atom.

There are a total of 4 carbon atoms in the structure (3 in the main chain and 1 in the methyl group).

Each carbon atom forms 4 bonds. The structure has:

• 2 hydrogen atoms on the first carbon (CH3)
• 1 hydrogen atom on the second carbon (CH)
• 3 hydrogen atoms on the third carbon (CH3)
• 3 hydrogen atoms on the methyl group (CH3)

Total hydrogen atoms = 3 (first carbon) + 1 (second carbon) + 3 (third carbon) + 3 (methyl group) = 10 hydrogen atoms.

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