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Draw an electron-dot structure for acetonitrile, C2H3N, which contains a carbon–
nitrogen triple bond. How many electrons does the nitrogen atom have in its outer shell?
How many are bonding, and how many are nonbonding? What is the hybridization of
each carbon atom in acetonitrile?
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