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Question
Write the structures of two compounds having molecular formula C3H6O and give their names.
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Solution
The isomers of C3H6O include:
propanal
propanone
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{O}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\\
|\phantom{....}||\phantom{....}|\\
\ce{H - C - C - C - H}\\
|\phantom{.........}|\\
\ce{H}\phantom{........}\ce{H}
\end{array}\]
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\[\begin{array}{cc}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\\
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