im tryna do this exam question, its asking for how many hydrogen atoms are present in ADENINE, and then shows a diagram of the actual base its self. There is no mark scheme, but Google says theres 5 hydrogen atoms.. is this correct????
thanks so much!! but what do you actually mean by the hidden ones from the skeletal formula? Sorry lol i didn't Alevel Chemistry, but Biochem is one of my uni modules
(Original post by George H.)Adenine is at the end of the A-Level Chemistry data booklet.
The 3 visible hydrogens are the ones bonded to the nitrogens. The 2 hidden ones are in the rings, attached to the carbons with only 3 visible bonds. As they have less than 4 visible bonds, it can be assumed that they are bonded to a hydrogen to make it up to 4 bonds.