Question: Imagine a reaction that can replace one hydrogen atom of an alkane at random with a chlorine atom. If pentane were subjected to such a

Imagine a reaction that can replace one hydrogen atom of an alkane at random with a chlorine atom.

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If pentane were subjected to such a reaction, how many different compounds with the formula C5H11Cl would be obtained? Give their Lewis structures. Then build models (or draw wedge-dashed wedge formulas) for each compound.
Provide the same analysis carried out on 2.2-dimethvlbutane.

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