Chapter 9, Problem 94AE

(a)

Interpretation Introduction

To determine:

The compound which has a non-zero dipole moment.

(b)

Interpretation Introduction

To determine:

The $\text{Pt}{\left({\text{NH}}_{\text{3}}\right)}_{\text{2}}$ fragments of cisplatin and transplatin with the proper shape and a picture in which a long vertical line represents a piece of DNA. The explanation for the shape of the cisplatin causes it to bind to DNA more effectively than transplatin.