Why are all three correct? Please show work!!! I dont understand this. The natur

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Why are all three correct? Please show work!!! I dont understand this.

The naturally occurring compound camphor (1) has long been respected for its medicinal properties. However, studies have shown that camphor has little or no therapeutic value. When camphor was heated with zinc amalgam and HCI(aq), a reaction occurs and the organic product was 2. Consider the following statements regarding 1 and 2 and choose the correct one(s). The number of rings in 1 and 2 each is two. 2 is a hydrocarbon; 1 is not. 1 is a carbonyl compound.

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1) The number of rings in 1 and 2 is 2 as clear shown in the picture

2) 2 is a hydrocarbon, 1 is not (This statement is true, since the 2nd structure has only Carbon and hydrogens in it, hence it satisfy the structure of hydrocarbon

whereas there is =O with C in the first structure, hence the structure is not a hydrocarbon

3) 1 is a carbonyl compound ( since it contains C=O), hence it is a carbonyl compounda

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