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Chapter 1 Problem 1.7

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Cyanic acid, HOCN, and isocyanic acid, HNCO, dissolve in water to yield the same anion on loss of H1. (a) Write a Lewis structure for cyanic acid. (b) Write a Lewis structure for isocyanic acid. (c) Account for the fact that each acid gives the same anion on loss of H1.

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Title Organic Chemistry 6 
Author William H. Brown, Christopher S. Foote , Brent L. Iverson, Eric Anslyn
ISBN 9780840054982

Cyanic acid, HOCN, and isocyanic acid, HNCO, dissolve in

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