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Methylamine, $\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{NH}_{2},$ is responsible for the odor of rotting fish. Look at the following electrostatic potential map of methylamine, and explainthe observed polarity.
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It consists of a carbon atom bonded to three hydrogen atoms and one nitrogen atom. The nitrogen atom is also bonded to two hydrogen atoms and has a lone pair of electrons. Show more…
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Look at the following electrostatic potential map of methylamine, a substance responsible for the odor of rotting fish, and tell the direction of polarization of the $\mathrm{C}-\mathrm{N}$ bond:
Look at the following electrostatic potential map of methylamine, a substance responsible for the odor of rotting fish, and tell the direction of polarization of the C-N bond:
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