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Chapter 20: Q49E (page 1145)

Write the two-resonance structures for the acetate ion.

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Resonance structures of acetate ion are as shown in the figure:

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01

Resonance structure

Resonance structures are structures of a planar molecule /ion that have alternative pi-bonded electrons. The relative position of the atoms does not change in these structures.

02

Acetate

Acetate is an anion made from acetic acid that has lost its acidic proton. It's negatively charged.

Resonance structures are shown down below.

Electrons from the third lone pair on a negatively charged\(O\)atom form a new\(\pi \)bond between\(O\)and C.

Simultaneously, electrons from the C-O existing\(\pi \)bond hop on oxygen, form a third lone pair, and make it negatively charged.

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Name the following molecule:

Ethylene can be produced by the pyrolysis of ethane:

\[{{\rm{C}}_{\rm{2}}}{{\rm{H}}_{\rm{6}}}\to{{\rm{C}}_{\rm{2}}}{{\rm{H}}_{\rm{4}}}{\rm{+}}{{\rm{H}}_{\rm{2}}}\]

How many kilograms of ethylene is produced by the pyrolysis of 1.000 ×103 kg of ethane, assuming a 100.0%yield?

Draw the condensed formulas for each of the following compounds: (a) dipropyl ether (b) 2,2-dimethyl-3-hexanol (c) 2-ethoxybutane.

Write the Lewis structures of all isomers with the formula \({C_3}{H_7}ON \) that contain an amide linkage.

Write a condensed structural formula, such as\(C{H_3}C{H_3}\), and describe the molecular geometry at each carbon atom.

(a) 2-propanol

(b) acetone

(c) dimethyl ether

(d) acetic acid

(e) 3-methyl-1-hexene
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