Chemistry: The Molecular Science
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Author: John W. Moore, Conrad L. Stanitski
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Chapter 7, Problem 42QRT
Methylcyanoacrylate is the active ingredient in “super glues.” Its Lewis structure is
- (a) How many sigma bonds are in the molecule?
- (b) How many pi bonds are in the molecule?
- (c) What is the hybridization of the carbon atom bonded to nitrogen?
- (d) What is the hybridization of the carbon atom bonded to oxygen?
- (e) What is the hybridization of the double-bonded oxygen?
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