Organic Chemistry: A Guided Inquiry
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Chapter 1, Problem 3E
Consider the incomplete valence shell representation below.
a. Assume the atom is neutral, and write the correct nuclear charge at the center of the atom.
b. What is the identity of this neutral atom?
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Organic Chemistry: A Guided Inquiry
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