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(Chemical Connections 14 D) What does it mean to say that ethylene oxide is a highly strained molecule?
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In chemistry, a molecule is said to be strained when its atoms are forced into an arrangement that is not the most stable or energetically favorable. This strain is due to the bond angles being different from the ideal bond angles, or the bonds being longer or Show more…
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