Answer to Question #43841 in Inorganic Chemistry for cc

Question

Which of the following (condensed structural formula,complete structural formula, or line structure) does the best job of showing the three-dimensional shape of the carbon framework or backbone of the molecule?

Answer 1

Condensed structural formula does not show the three-dimensional shape of the carbon framework at all. It only shows the sequence of carbons in a molecule.
Complete structural formula shows all bonds of a molecule, but does not show the three-dimensional shape of the carbon framework too. It represents a molecule as a flat structure with right angles between the bonds.
Only line structure shows real three-dimensional shape of the carbon backbone of the molecule.