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The principles of this chapter can be applied to organic molecules of any size. Answer the following questions about amoxicillin, an antibiotic from the penicillin family.
a. Predict the hybridization and geometry d. How many
around each indicated atom. Label them.
b. Label five polar bonds using the e. Find a
symbols
c. Draw the skeletal structure.
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