what is the size of the molecule methyl alcohol?

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what is the size of the molecule methyl alcohol?

2007-05-29 11:07:38 · 2 answers · asked by tyler h 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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Simple alcohols are formed when a hydrogen atom H is replaced by a hydroxyl (OH) group.

So, methane is CH4 and methanol, or methy alcohol, is CH3OH.

The atomic weight of the methane would be 12 + 1 + 1 + 1 +1
= 16. The atomic weight of methanol would be 12 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 16 + 1 = 32.

The same thing changes ethane to ethanol, propane to propanol or butane to butanol.

2007-05-29 12:28:34 · answer #1 · answered by matt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

methyl alcohol is CH3OH

So its size would be as much as these six atoms put together.

2007-05-29 13:11:07 · answer #2 · answered by kenneth h 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋