Mothballs are composed of naphthalene, C10H8, a molecule of which consists of two six-member rings of carbon
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(a) Write two complete Lewis structures for naphthalene.
(b) The observed C-C bond lengths in the molecule are intermediate between C-C single and C == C double bonds. Explain.
(c) Represent the resonance in naphthalene in a way analogous to that used to represent it in benzene.
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Chemistry The Central Science
ISBN: 978-0321696724
12th edition
Authors: Theodore Brown, Eugene LeMay, Bruce Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward
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