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The lactic acid molecule, CH3CH(OH)COOH, gives sour milk
Chapter 5, Problem 93AE(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 93AE
The lactic acid molecule, CH3CH(OH)COOH, gives sour milk its unpleasant, sour taste. (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 s 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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Problem 93AE
The lactic acid molecule, CH3CH(OH)COOH, gives sour milk its unpleasant, sour taste. (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 s 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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Problem 93AEThe lactic acid molecule, CH CH(OH)CO3, gives sour milk its unpleasant, sour taste. (a)Draw the Lewis structure for the molecule, assuming that carbon always forms four bondsin its stable compounds., (b) How many and how many s bonds are in the molecule (c)Which CO bond is shortest in the molecule (d) What is the hybridization of atomicorbitals around the carbon atom associated with that short bond (e) What are theapproximate bond angles around each carbon atom in the moleculeSolution 93AEStep-1(a) Here we have to draw the Lewis structure for lactic acid molecule (CH CH(OH)COOH), 3assuming that carbon always forms four bonds in its stable compounds.In order