Trouble understanding isomers?!
Question: Trouble understanding isomers!?
In the equation C3H7Cl I'm a little confused as to why only the Cl is rearranged in the structural formula and not the carbon and hydrogen!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
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Not entirely understanding the question, but there only two isomers (ways of making this molecule, given the empirical formula C3H7Cl) that are stable; one has the Cl on the second carbon in the chain, the other has the Cl on one of the end carbons!.
The carbons are in a chain; we know that there are no double-bonds because there are 8 atoms (7 hydrogen, 1 chlorine) attached!. If you rearrange the C atoms or the H atoms, no change in the structure is distiguishable, wheras the moving the Cl around makes the two isomers 1-chloropropane and 2-chloropropane which are distinguishable by structural formula and have marginally different chemical properties!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
The carbons are in a chain; we know that there are no double-bonds because there are 8 atoms (7 hydrogen, 1 chlorine) attached!. If you rearrange the C atoms or the H atoms, no change in the structure is distiguishable, wheras the moving the Cl around makes the two isomers 1-chloropropane and 2-chloropropane which are distinguishable by structural formula and have marginally different chemical properties!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
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