Answer true or false. (a) In organic compounds, carbon normally has four bonds and no unshared pairs of electrons. (b) When found in organic compounds, nitrogen nor- mally has three bonds and one unshared pair of electrons. (c) The most common bond angles about carbon in organic compounds are approximately 109.5° and 180°.

Answer true or false. (a) In organic compounds, carbon normally has four bonds and no unshared pairs of electrons. (b) When found in organic compounds, nitrogen nor- mally has three bonds and one unshared pair of electrons. (c) The most common bond angles about carbon in organic compounds are approximately 109.5° and 180°.

Principles of Modern Chemistry

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Chapter7: Bonding In Organic Molecules

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Problem 29P: Compare the bonding in formic acid (HCOOH) with that in its conjugate base formate ion (HCOO). Each...

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