Chapter 17: Problem 22
Explain why a carbon atom almost always forms four covalent bonds in a covalent substance. How is carbon monoxide an exception to this rule?
Chapter 17: Problem 22
Explain why a carbon atom almost always forms four covalent bonds in a covalent substance. How is carbon monoxide an exception to this rule?
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What do we mean by the expression functional group?
What endings are added to the root alk- to name hydrocarbons containing all \(\mathrm{C}-\mathrm{C}\) single bonds, hydrocarbons containing one or more \(\mathrm{C}=\mathrm{C}\) double bonds, and hydrocarbons containing one or more \(\mathrm{C} \equiv \mathrm{C}\) triple bonds?
Consider acetic acid. (a) Draw a dot diagram for it and point out which hydrogen atom is acidic. (b) Why is only the \(\mathrm{H}\) on the oxygen atom acidic? (c) Where are you likely to run across acetic acid outside a chemistry laboratory.
A functional group you did not learn about is called an acid chloride, shown below. Notice how the amine reacts with it. Give a reason or reasons for why the nitrogen atom of the amine seeks out the carbonyl atom of the acid chloride and can form a bond to it.
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