
General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (3rd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134042428
Author: Laura D. Frost, S. Todd Deal
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 3, Problem 3.112CP
Vinyl chloride, C2H3Cl, is used in the production of poly-vinyl chloride (PVC), a plastic used to make tubing and pipes for a variety of medical applications.
- a. Draw the l.ewis structure of vinyl chloride.
- b. Determine the shape and the bond angle around each of the carbon atoms.
- c. Label each of the polar covalent bonds with a dipole moment arrow.
- d. Determine if this compound is polar or nonpolar.
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