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5903499 No.5903499 [Reply] [Original]

What's the chemical difference between writing <span class="math">H_3C[/spoiler] vs <span class="math">CH_3[/spoiler]?

>> No.5903504

>>5903499
nothing, it's a matter of convenience and aesthetics

>> No.5903505

>>5903499
ionic vs covalent

>> No.5903506

>>5903505
>>5903504
Which one is it?

>> No.5903509

nothing

>> No.5903512

>>5903506
H3CBr is the same compound as CH3Br...
so I'll reassert this >>5903504

>> No.5903515

>>5903499
They have the same number of hidrojins :D:D:D

>> No.5903521

>>5903499
None.

>> No.5903530

The correct way is with the more electropositive elements towards the beginning, and the more electronegative elements towards the end.

>> No.5903533

>>5903499
Since no one has really elaborated, I will.

In condensed chemical formulas, a methyl group is denoted typically denoted that way if it is at the start of the formula, to more accurately show bonds i.e. H3C(CH2)5OH, or something of that sort. Similarly, you may see the same structure denoted as HO(CH2)5CH3.

You also often see H3C or CH3 in skeletal formula's for methyl groups, though they are not necessary.