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Consider the following flat drawing of methane
a. What is
b. Are the electron domains of this flat
c. Use model materials to make a model of
d. In which representation, the drawing above or the model in your hand (circle one) are theH’s of
e. Confirm that your model looks like the following drawing. The wedgebond represents a bond coming out of the page, and the dash bondrepresents a bond going into the page
f. You will often see methane drawn as if it were flat (like on the previous page). Why is thismisleading, and what is left to the viewer’s imagination when looking at such a drawing?
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