Organic Chemistry: A Guided Inquiry
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ISBN: 9780618974122
Author: Andrei Straumanis
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 1, Problem 18CTQ
Explain how there can be two kinds of bent: “bent-109.5o” and bent-120o,” and give an exampleof each from the previous question. (Note that “bent-109.5°’ is more common than “bent-120°.”)
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Organic Chemistry: A Guided Inquiry
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