Consider a Substance as Represented by the Following Models

question 101

Multiple Choice

Consider a substance as represented by the following models. A B C When sugar is heated it forms a mass called caramel. Based on this information sugar does not normally exist as shown in which model?

• A) A
• B) B
• C) C
• D) either A or C

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Definitions:

Mechanism

A sequence of steps or a process by which a chemical reaction or physical event occurs.

Reaction

A reaction process where starting materials, referred to as reactants, evolve into one or more altered forms, named products.

Wittig Reaction

A chemical reaction used to convert aldehydes or ketones into alkenes through the use of a phosphonium ylide.

3-Ethylpent-2-Ene

An organic compound with the formula \(C_7H_{14}\), characterized by an ethyl group and an alkene with a double bond in the 2-position on a pentane backbone.