Nikkinotgill

Thanks... ll go back to drawing out possibilities till I get the right one then haha.

Hi All

Is there a way of working out structural formula from the molecular formula, or is it a bit of trial and error until all the bonds satisfied? At the moment I am trying out different variations until I get the one that has all the correct number of bonds, but I feel like this can't be how other people do it!

For example - take Valine: how would you know the structural formula from C5H11NO2 (other than googling it obviously)

Thanks

Hi thanks!

Hello This will no doubt be a very basic question, but I had a question about the following, which is in my text book:

REMEMBER ‘Oxidation Is Loss’ of electrons. The opposite of
oxidation is reduction, so remember OIL RIG, ‘Oxidation
Is Loss, Reduction Is Gain’ of electrons. Oxidation and
reduction always occur together; such reactions are known
as REDOX reactions.

My question, as this is part of the "what oxygen can do to other compounds": are Redox reactions only related to oxygen or can they be any loss/gain of electrons?

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