When drawing skeletal line structures of compounds involving heteroatoms, you must
A) show the heteroatoms and bonds between heteroatoms and H.
B) show heteroatoms but omit between heteroatoms and H.
C) show all atoms within a functional group.
D) just show the heteroatom.
E) None of the above is correct.

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In skeletal line structures, heteroatoms (atoms other than carbon and hydrogen) and the bonds between these heteroatoms and hydrogen must be explicitly shown. This is because the skeletal structure primarily represents the carbon framework and assumes carbon atoms at the ends of lines and vertices, and hydrogen atoms bonded to carbons are not shown unless necessary for clarity. However, heteroatoms and their directly bonded hydrogen atoms are always shown to accurately represent the molecule's structure.

When Drawing Skeletal Line Structures of Compounds Involving Heteroatoms, You