Trevor watches as a freight train passes. He counts eight identical black railroad cars, then a red car, followed by several more black cars. Which type of organic compound does the train most closely model?

A-an alkyl halide

B-an aldehyde

C-an ether

D-a carboxylic acid

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Melissa Wang

Chemistry

28 February, 01:58

Trevor watches as a freight train passes. He counts eight identical black railroad cars, then a red car, followed by several more black cars. Which type of organic compound does the train most closely model?

A-an alkyl halide

B-an aldehyde

C-an ether

D-a carboxylic acid

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Braylon Cortez · Answer 1

Answer is: C-an ether.

Ethers are an organic compounds that contain an oxygen atom connected to two alkyl or aryl groups, the general structure of an ether is R-O-R' (R and R' are any alkyl or aryl substituent).

In this example black railroad cars are carbon atoms and one red railroad car is oxygen atom.

Trevor watches as a freight train passes. He counts eight identical black railroad cars, then a red car, followed by several more black cars. Which type of organic compound does the train most closely model?A-an alkyl halideB-an aldehydeC-an etherD-a carboxylic acid

Trevor watches as a freight train passes. He counts eight identical black railroad cars, then a red car, followed by several more black cars. Which type of organic compound does the train most closely model?

A-an alkyl halide

B-an aldehyde

C-an ether

D-a carboxylic acid