Draw a Lewis structure for the molecule below, showing all lone pairs. You may abbreviate any methyl groups as CH3. HOCH2CH2CHO
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First, we need to determine the total number of valence electrons in the molecule. Oxygen has 6 valence electrons, carbon has 4, and hydrogen has 1. So, the total number of valence electrons is: (1 * 6) + (3 * 4) + (6 * 1) = 6 + 12 + 6 = 24 Show more…
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