In the rather simple molecule ethylene glycol, with the structural formula HOCH₂CH₂OH, how many carbon atoms have a tetrahedral geometry? A)0 B)1 C)2 D)3

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Ethylene glycol has the structural formula HO-CH2-CH2-OH, where each carbon atom is bonded to two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom (through a single bond) and to another carbon atom (in this case, indirectly through an oxygen atom). This results in a tetrahedral geometry around each carbon atom, as each carbon forms four single bonds, arranging its substituents in a tetrahedral shape. Therefore, both carbon atoms in ethylene glycol have a tetrahedral geometry.

In the Rather Simple Molecule Ethylene Glycol, with the Structural