(a) Rank the following molecules in order of increasing oxidation of carbon and give the oxidation state...
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(a) Rank the following molecules in order of increasing oxidation of carbon and give the oxidation state of C for each: CO2, -COH(aldehyde), -COOH(carboxylic acid), -CO- (ketone), -COH(alcohol), -CH2-, -CH3, CH4.
(b) Rank the following C5 molecules in order of decreasing degree of reduction, pentane, valeric acid, 2-pentanone, propyl-ethyl ether, 1-pentanol, 2-methyl butanol, and 1 pentanal.
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Introductory Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
ISBN: 9780136068549
2nd Edition
Authors: J. Elliott, Carl Lira
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