Regular Hexagons and Equilateral Triangles Can Form a Tiling of the Plane

question 38

Multiple Choice

Regular hexagons and equilateral triangles can form a tiling of the plane that has at every vertex:

• A) three hexagons and one triangle.
• B) two hexagons and two triangles.
• C) two hexagons and three triangles.
• D) one hexagon and five triangles.

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Definitions:

TsCl

Tosyl chloride, a chemical reagent used to make alcohols more reactive by converting them into tosylates.

(R)-Butan-2-Ol

A specific enantiomer of butan-2-ol, which is a four-carbon alcohol with the hydroxyl group (-OH) located on the second carbon; the (R) configuration indicates its specific stereochemistry based on the Cahn-Ingold-Prelog priority rules.

Pyridine

A basic heterocyclic organic compound with the chemical formula C5H5N, used as a precursor to agrochemicals and pharmaceuticals, and as a solvent.

Major Organic Product

The most abundant product formed in a chemical reaction, especially in organic synthesis.