The lactic acid molecule, CH3CH (OH) COOH, gives sour milk its unpleasant, sour taste. (a) Draw the
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(a) Draw the Lewis structure for the molecule, assuming that carbon always forms four bonds in its stable compounds.
(b) How many π and how many σ bonds are in the molecule?
(c) Which CO bond is shortest in the molecule?
(d) What is the hybridization of atomic orbitals around the carbon atom associated with that short bond?
(e) What are the approximate bond angles around each carbon atom in the molecule?
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a 34 36 61 36e 18e pr b There are 11 and 11 bonds c The CO on the righthand C atom is shorte...View the full answer
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Chemistry The Central Science
ISBN: 978-0321696724
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Authors: Theodore Brown, Eugene LeMay, Bruce Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward
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