Pushing Electrons
Pushing Electrons
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ISBN: 9781133951889
Author: Weeks, Daniel P.
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 1, Problem 33EQ

The Lewis structure of acetone is

Chapter 1, Problem 33EQ, The Lewis structure of acetone is Circling the carbonyl carbon, i.e., the carbon atom attached to , example 1

Circling the carbonyl carbon, i.e., the carbon atom attached to oxygen, and its octet gives

Chapter 1, Problem 33EQ, The Lewis structure of acetone is Circling the carbonyl carbon, i.e., the carbon atom attached to , example 2

Circling the oxygen atom and its octet gives

Chapter 1, Problem 33EQ, The Lewis structure of acetone is Circling the carbonyl carbon, i.e., the carbon atom attached to , example 3

Thus, atoms share electrons in making bonds, and a pair of electrons may be included in the octet of two different atoms.

When computing the formal charge on an atom, the number of electrons that “belong” to that atom is compared with the number of electrons the atom would have in the unbonded and neutral state. If the two numbers are the same, the formal charge on the atom is zero. In a Lewis structure both electrons in an unshared pair belong to the atom, and one of every pair of shared (bonding) electrons belongs to the atom.

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Ch. 1 - 1. Hydrogen is a Group I element and each...Ch. 1 - Methanol has the molecular formula CH4O. Its...Ch. 1 - 3. The skeleton of chloromethane is...Ch. 1 - 4. Methanol’s skeleton is Connecting all bonded...Ch. 1 - 5. The structure for chloromethane is It...Ch. 1 - Prob. 6EQCh. 1 - 7. Dimethyl ether No. of electrons in...Ch. 1 - Methylamine (CH5N) No. of electrons in structure...Ch. 1 - Methanethiol (CH4S) No. of electrons in structure...Ch. 1 - Methylal (C3H8O2) No. of electrons in structure...
Ch. 1 - Prob. 11EQCh. 1 - Adding electrons to the skeleton by making single...Ch. 1 - This is done by removing an unshared pair from...Ch. 1 - Prob. 14EQCh. 1 - Prob. 15EQCh. 1 - Prob. 16EQCh. 1 - The skeleton of acetyl chloride is . Write the...Ch. 1 - Three constitutional isomers exist for the formula...Ch. 1 - A number of constitutional isomers exist for the...Ch. 1 - Using the method outlined above, derive the...Ch. 1 - Prob. 21EQCh. 1 - Prob. 22EQCh. 1 - Prob. 23EQCh. 1 - Prob. 24EQCh. 1 - The skeleton of benzyldimethylamine is The...Ch. 1 - The skeleton is benzaldoxime is The number of...Ch. 1 - Prob. 27EQCh. 1 - Derive Lewis structures for the compounds below....Ch. 1 - Prob. 29EQCh. 1 - Derive Lewis structures for the compounds below....Ch. 1 - Prob. 31EQCh. 1 - Derive Lewis structures for the compounds below....Ch. 1 - The Lewis structure of acetone is Circling the...Ch. 1 - Chloromethane has the Lewis...Ch. 1 - In the Lewis structure for chloromethane, the...Ch. 1 - Prob. 36EQCh. 1 - The oxygen atom in acetone possesses ____ unshared...Ch. 1 - Nitrobenzene has the skeleton The number of...Ch. 1 - Prob. 39EQCh. 1 - Compute and add on the formal charges I these...Ch. 1 - Prob. 41EQCh. 1 - Prob. 42EQCh. 1 - Prob. 43EQCh. 1 - Prob. 44EQCh. 1 - Prob. 45EQCh. 1 - Prob. 46EQCh. 1 - Prob. 47EQCh. 1 - Compute and add on the formal charges in these...Ch. 1 - Prob. 49EQCh. 1 - Prob. 50EQCh. 1 - The n-propyl cation can be formed from a molecule...Ch. 1 - Prob. 52EQCh. 1 - Prob. 53EQCh. 1 - Methanol, CH3OH, is a compound in which the formal...Ch. 1 - When a proton becomes bonded to diethyl ether, by...Ch. 1 - Tetrahydrofuran has the structure When a proton...Ch. 1 - Prob. 57EQCh. 1 - Prob. 58EQCh. 1 - The structure of pyridine is When a proton...Ch. 1 - The carbon atom owns one electron from each of ...Ch. 1 - The n-butyl anion can be formed from When the CLi...Ch. 1 - The isobutyl anion can be formed from When the CNa...Ch. 1 - Prob. 63EQCh. 1 - Ethanol, , is a compound in which the formal...Ch. 1 - The loss of a proton attached to the oxygen atom...Ch. 1 - A very strong base can remove a proton from...Ch. 1 - Prob. 67EQCh. 1 - Prob. 68EQCh. 1 - Prob. 69EQCh. 1 - The homolysis of the OO bond in diacetyl peroxide...Ch. 1 - Prob. 71EQCh. 1 - Prob. 72EQCh. 1 - Prob. 73EQCh. 1 - Prob. 74EQCh. 1 - Prob. 75EQCh. 1 - Heterolytic cleavage of the CO bond to yield a...Ch. 1 - Prob. 77EQCh. 1 - Prob. 78EQCh. 1 - Prob. 79EQCh. 1 - Prob. 80EQ
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