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3-127 Amoxicillin is an antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections caused by susceptible microorganisms. Consider the skeletal structure of amoxicillin (y refer to the structure at bottom of page). Where all the bonded atoms are shown but double bonds, triple bonds, and/or lone pairs are missing:
(a) Complete the structure of amoxicillin.
(b) Identify the various types of geometries present in each central atom using VSEPR theory
(e) Determine the various relative bond angles as sociated with each central atom using VSEPR theory.
(d) What is the most polar bond in Amoxicillin?
(e) Would you predict amoxicillin to be polar or nonpolar?
(f) Is amoxicillin expected to possess resonance? Explain why or why not.
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