Question

suppose all the chlorine atoms in this molecule are replaced by hydrogen atoms: draw a skeletal (\line\) structure of the new molecule. be sure you follow all the usual rules for drawing skeletal structures. click and drag to start drawing a structure.

Explanation:

Step1: Identify original molecule

The original molecule has a double - bonded carbon with two chlorine atoms attached.

Step2: Replace chlorine with hydrogen

When we replace the two chlorine atoms with hydrogen atoms, we get ethene ($C_2H_4$).

Step3: Draw skeletal structure

In the skeletal (line) structure of ethene, we represent the carbon - carbon double bond as two lines between two vertices (where each vertex represents a carbon atom). There are no other atoms explicitly shown in the skeletal structure for this simple case as the hydrogens bonded to the carbons are assumed. So the skeletal structure is a simple double - bonded line: =

Answer:

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