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Isomers of Pentane.
Changing the shape of
the molecule does not produce a different isomer.
A different isomer can only be made by changing the way
in which the carbon atoms are
joined together (see previous
page).
Look at the these illustrations of isomers of pentane below.
These isomers are all the
same.
Although the shape of the molecule has been changed,
if you look at the way in which the carbon
atoms are joined to
each other,
you will see that isomers 2 and 3 are the
same as isomer 1.
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