Question

branched chain for pentane

Answer 1

Explanation:

Pentane is the unbranched "straight chain" isomer of C5H12. The other two isomers are branched: 2-methylbutane has one branch. 2,2-dimethylpropane has two branches.

Answer 2

Answer:

Pentane is the unbranched "straight chain" isomer of C5H12. The other two isomers are branched: 2-methylbutane has one branch. 2,2-dimethylpropane has two branches.

a straight chain of atoms, usually carbon, with any number of secondary, straight branches; open chain

(comparative more branched-chain, superlative most branched-chain)

(organic chemistry) Describing any aliphatic compound that contains a chain of carbon atoms in which at least one carbon atom is connected to three or four others, thus forming a branch.