Chemistry: Structure and Properties (2nd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134293936
Author: Nivaldo J. Tro
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 5, Problem 63E
Determine the molecular geometry about each interior atom and draw each molecule. (Skeletal structure is indicated in parentheses.)
- C2H2 (HCCH)
- C2H4 (H2CCH2 )
- C2H6 (H3CCH3 )
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Chemistry: Structure and Properties (2nd Edition)
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