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Chapter 1: Q1-1-27E (page 27)

Draw a line-bond structure for vinyl chloride,C2H3Cl, the starting material from which PVC [poly(vinyl chloride)] plastic is made

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Line bond structure of vinyl chloride

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Line bond structures

The line bond structure is a shorthand structure for drawing molecules in which a line between two atoms represents a two-electron covalent bond.

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Line bond structure of vinyl chloride

The hydrogen and chlorine atoms each make one covalent bond. Carbon can make four covalent bonds. We need to draw two carbon atoms connected by a line. We need to connect two hydrogen atoms to one carbon and one hydrogen atom and one chlorine atom to the second carbon atom.

Formation of bonds between carbon-hydrogen and chlorine

Both carbon atoms can form an additional bond. So, a double bond is formed between them. Therefore, the line bond structure for vinyl chloride is represented as follows:

Line bond structure of vinyl chloride

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