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Answer: Methyl isocyanate (CH3NCO) is used to make certain

Chapter 9, Problem 98P

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Methyl isocyanate \(\left(\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{NCO}\right)\) is used to make certain pesticides. In December 1984, water leaked into a tank containing this substance at a chemical plant, producing a toxic cloud that killed thousands of people in Bhopal, India. Draw Lewis structures for \(\mathrm{CH}_3\mathrm{NCO}\), showing formal charges.

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QUESTION:

Methyl isocyanate \(\left(\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{NCO}\right)\) is used to make certain pesticides. In December 1984, water leaked into a tank containing this substance at a chemical plant, producing a toxic cloud that killed thousands of people in Bhopal, India. Draw Lewis structures for \(\mathrm{CH}_3\mathrm{NCO}\), showing formal charges.

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Electronic configuration of Hydrogen - .

Hydrogen needs only one electron to attain octet stability.

Electronic configuration of Carbon  -.

Carbon needs one electron to attain stability.

Electronic configuration of nitrogen -.

Electronic configuration of Oxygen  - .

Oxygen needs  two  electrons to attain stability.

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