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- complete the statement.
- these molecules make up
- the same substance
different substances
To determine what these molecules make up, we analyze the molecular structures. The first molecule (left) has a carbonyl group (C=O) and the second (right) has a hydroxyl group (–OH) on a carbon chain. These are structural isomers (same molecular formula, different structures) of a compound with 3 carbon atoms, likely related to ketone and alcohol (or aldehyde? Wait, no—let's check the atoms. The left molecule: count C, H, O. Let's see: Left: C=3, H: let's count white (H) atoms. Left: first C (with O): 1 H, second C: 2 H, third C: 3 H? Wait, no, the left structure: C atoms (gray) are 3? Wait, left: first C (double bond O, single bond H, single bond middle C), middle C (single bonds: left C, right C, and two H), right C (three H). So formula: C₃H₆O? Wait, no, O is one. Wait, right structure: C atoms: 3? Wait, right: three C atoms, each with H: first C (3 H), middle C (2 H and –OH), third C (3 H). So formula: C₃H₈O? Wait, maybe I miscounted. Alternatively, these are isomers (same molecular formula, different structures), so they make up different substances (isomers are different compounds). So the statement "These molecules make up ____" would be "different substances" because they have the same molecular formula (same number of C, H, O) but different structures (functional groups or connectivity), so they are isomers (different compounds).
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