The tsetse fly Glossina morsitans is a large biting fly foundin regions of Africa. They carry sleeping sickness, a deadlydisease caused by a parasitic protozoan. The pheromonesecreted by the tsetse fly contains four straight-chain alkanes:2-methylheptadecane (C18H38), 17,21-dimethylheptatriacontane (C39H80), 15,19-dimethylheptatriacontane (C39H80), and15,19,23-trimethylheptatriacontane (C40H82). Because thispheromone works by smell over long distances, it has proveduseful as an agent to control tsetse fly populations.a. Draw the line formula for each of these alkanes.b. Calculate the molar mass of each of these alkanes.

The tsetse fly Glossina morsitans is a large biting fly foundin regions of Africa. They carry sleeping sickness, a deadlydisease caused by a parasitic protozoan. The pheromonesecreted by the tsetse fly contains four straight-chain alkanes:2-methylheptadecane (C18H38), 17,21-dimethylheptatriacontane (C39H80), 15,19-dimethylheptatriacontane (C39H80), and15,19,23-trimethylheptatriacontane (C40H82). Because thispheromone works by smell over long distances, it has proveduseful as an agent to control tsetse fly populations.a. Draw the line formula for each of these alkanes.b. Calculate the molar mass of each of these alkanes.

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