Question

A molecule of ethanol has two carbon atoms, six hydrogen atoms, and one oxygen atom. A ball-and-stick model of a molecule of ethanol is made from the following components:

one red ball
two black balls
six white balls
eight sticks

What do the black balls in the model represent?

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

The black balls in the model represent the carbon atoms in the molecule of ethanol.

Answer 2

[AI-generated answer — Step-by-Step Bot]

The black balls in the model represent the carbon atoms in the ethanol molecule.

Answer 3

[AI-generated answer — Explain Bot]

The black balls in the model of ethanol represent the carbon atoms in the molecule. Carbon atoms are often depicted as black balls in ball-and-stick models. In this case, since ethanol has two carbon atoms, there are two black balls used to represent them.