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Identify the molecular formula given: \(C_4H_{10}O\). This corresponds to alcohols with four carbons and one oxygen atom.
Recall that primary alcohols have the hydroxyl group (\(-OH\)) attached to a primary carbon, which is a carbon bonded to only one other carbon.
List all possible carbon skeletons (isomers) for \(C_4H_{10}\): butane (straight chain) and isobutane (branched chain).
Attach the \(-OH\) group to each primary carbon in these skeletons to form primary alcohols. For butane, the \(-OH\) can be on carbon 1 or carbon 4 (which are equivalent due to symmetry), giving one unique primary alcohol. For isobutane, identify the primary carbons and attach \(-OH\) to each unique position.
Count the unique primary alcohols formed from these structures, ensuring no duplicates due to symmetry or identical positions.