Vanillin is the flavoring agent in vanilla extract and in vanilla ice cream. Its structure is shown here:

(a) Give values for the three bond angles indicated.
(b) Indicate the shortest carbon–oxygen bond in the molecule.
(c) Indicate the most polar bond in the molecule.

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H H C C. 3 :0: 1 || C-H C C C. 0-H H 2 :O: CH 3