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Structural formulae of organic chemicals

diagram showing 3 Structural formulae of organic chemicals

In these 2D structural formulae of common household organic chemicals (BBQ gas, alcoholic beverages and vinegar), the single black line linking the atoms represents a single covalent bond. Each carbon has four linkages, each oxygen has two and each hydrogen has one.

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