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OWLv2 for Moore/Stanitski's Chemistry: The Molecular Science, 5th Edition, [Instant Access], 1 term (6 months)
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Author: John W. Moore; Conrad L. Stanitski
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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Chapter 7, Problem 101QRT
Gamma hydroxybutyric acid, GHB, infamous as a “date rape” drug, is used illicitly because of its effects on the nervous system. The condensed molecular formula for GHB is HO(CH2)3COOH.
- (a) Write the Lewis structure for GHB.
- (b) Identify the hybridization of the carbon atom in the CH2 groups and of the terminal carbon.
- (c) Is hydrogen bonding possible in GHB? If so, write Lewis structures to illustrate the hydrogen bonding.
- (d) Which carbon atoms are involved in sigma bonds? In pi bonds?
- (e) Which oxygen atom is involved in sigma bonds? In pi bonds?
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