Structural Features Acetaminophen is a molecule that is made of twenty atoms; its bonds consist of fourteen single bonds and four double bonds. Acetaminophen is also composed of clusters atoms with groups with names. First of all, part of an acetaminophen atom is a benzene ring. A benzene ring is a ring of six carbon atoms that are connected to each other by three double bonds and three single bonds and unusually all the bond are the same size. In addition, to make sure all the electrons in the outer valence are used the there are hydrogen atoms bonded to stabilize the carbon atoms. Second of all, one of the hydrogen atoms is substituted by a hydroxyl group. A hydroxyl is an oxygen atom bonded the carbon atom instead of a hydrogen and finally …show more content…
Acetaminophen is a drug that humans take to relieve pain and fever. Typically, if a human is ill then they may take acetaminophen to make them feel better. Commonly acetaminophen is used to treat symptoms like headaches, fevers, muscle aches and backaches. Acetaminophen is medically important to humans because, acetaminophen puts them at ease while people are resting from whatever ailments they have acetaminophen puts them at ease at taking away the pain from the process. On only is acetaminophen important to people on a medical level but, acetaminophen is also important and a financial level. Since, acetaminophen takes away pain acetaminophen is a drug that can be used and sold. Acetaminophen is a product that people can sell to make money and that assists them economically. Or, acetaminophen can be used so that people can go to work, For example, say that someone has a pain somewhere like a headache and that person does not believe that they are able to go to work then they can take acetaminophen feel better and be able to go to work and get paid. Acetaminophen is a useful molecule because it is a great tool to kill pain and stay afloat