Ethyl acetate, C4H8O2, is a fragrant substance used both as a solvent and as an aroma enhancer.

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Ethyl acetate, C4H8O2, is a fragrant substance used both as a solvent and as an aroma enhancer. Its Lewis structure is
Ethyl acetate, C4H8O2, is a fragrant substance used both as

(a) What is the hybridization at each of the carbon atoms of the molecule?
(b) What is the total number of valence electrons in ethyl acetate?
(c) How many of the valence electrons are used to make σ bonds in the molecule?
(d) How many valence electrons are used to make π bonds?
(e) How many valence electrons remain in nonbonding pairs in the molecule?

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Chemistry The Central Science

ISBN: 978-0321696724

12th edition

Authors: Theodore Brown, Eugene LeMay, Bruce Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward

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