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Nicotine is an addictive substance found in tobacco.
Chapter 1, Problem 1.58(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Nicotine is an addictive substance found in tobacco. Identify the hybridization state and geometry of each of the nitrogen atoms in nicotine: N Nicotine
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QUESTION:
Nicotine is an addictive substance found in tobacco. Identify the hybridization state and geometry of each of the nitrogen atoms in nicotine: N Nicotine
ANSWER:Step 1 of 2
Hybridization state and geometry of an atom depend on its steric number (the number of items attached to the atom) and the number of lone pairs. One N in the molecule that is part of a double bond has a steric number of three with one lone pair. This means that it is hybridized and bent.