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I'm working on Condensed Structural Diagrams for hydrocarbons, and I'm following a tutorial provided by the online course but I've pretty much hit a roadblock (because I'm dumb lol). Basically, I'm starting off by making expanded structural diagrams which I can then convert to Condensed structural diagrams for the coursework.
The chemical is 3-ethyl-2,3-dimethylhexane
Ethyl is 2 Carbons....but there's a 3 prefixed...does that mean it's 6 Carbons? (2 x 3 = 6). Because with only 2 Carbons, when I move onto the 2,3-Dimethylhexane, there's no 3rd carbon for me to branch out of, so I'm assuming it is 6 Carbons.
As well, how do I know how many Hydrogens to toss in once the diagaram is almost complete?