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Chapter 3, Problem 16(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
How many hydrogens are attached to each of the indicated carbons in morphine?
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QUESTION:
How many hydrogens are attached to each of the indicated carbons in morphine?
ANSWER:Step 1 of 2
The given molecule is a kind of drug. The carbons in this molecule are either \(\mathrm{sp}^{2} \text { or } \mathrm{sp}^{3}\) hybridized. Carbon has 4 valence electrons and therefore it forms 4 covalent bonds to complete its octet.
Let us assign numbers to the carbons first.