(a) nitromethane is an organic compound with the molecular formula ch3no2. draw a complete lewis structure that shows all bonds,
unshared electron pairs, and minimized formal charges, where appropriate.
1 answer:
The Lewis Structure of Nitromethane is attached below.
It can be found from structure that it consists of a single carbon atom bonded to three hydrogen atoms and a nitrogen atom of Nitro functional group via single covalent (sigma) bonds.
The functional group (-NO₂) is highlighted in blue.
Also, the formal charges on all atoms is zero except for Nitrogen atom and and oxygen atom of Nitro group which was calculated +1 and -1 respectively using following formula.
Formal Charge = [# of valence e⁻] - [e⁻ in lone pairs + 1/2 # of bonding e⁻]
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