Cyclohexane, formula C 6 H 12 , is often drawn as a puckered (not flat) ring as

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Cyclohexane, formula C6H12, is often drawn as a puckered (not flat) ring as shown below (the purple and blue atoms are the hydrogens). Explain how drawing it as a puckered ring makes it consistent with VSEPR, and explain why the purple atoms are called axial hydrogens and the blue atoms are called equatorial hydrogens.

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Introductory Chemistry Atoms First

ISBN: 9780321927118

5th Edition

Authors: Steve Russo And Michael Silver

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