Consider the organic compound C 3 H 6 O 2 , methyl acetate. (a) What is the

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Consider the organic compound C3H6O2, methyl acetate.

(a) What is the problem with using the shortcut method to assign oxidation numbers to the atoms in methyl acetate?

(b) The dot diagram of methyl acetate is shown below. Assign an oxidation state to every atom.

:: HC-C-0-C-H

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Introductory Chemistry Atoms First

ISBN: 9780321927118

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Authors: Steve Russo And Michael Silver

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