Build a Heavy Oil Molecule

Take 96 Carbon atoms, like this: Carbon.JPG (10052 bytes)

Add 8 Sulphur atoms that look like this:
Sulphur.JPG (5418 bytes)

 

 

 

Also add 2 Nitrogen atoms: Nitrogen.JPG (5159 bytes)

And 4 Oxygen atoms: Oxygen SP3.JPG (5728 bytes)

The object is to combine all of the above atoms in such a way that you use as few of these Hydrogen atoms as possible.  Hydrogen.JPG (5420 bytes)

 

Every bond that is not linked, must accept a Hydrogen atom.  Hints about how to connect the carbons so you use fewer hydrogens are contained in this website.   The fewer hydrogen atoms you use, the heavier your molecule will be.  You will have made "Heavy Oil"

 

See Squirt's "solution" to the above exercise ... click here!


Models of Atoms constructed by Foster Learning Inc. using MoluCad.