Organic Chemistry - Standalone book
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Author: Francis A Carey Dr., Robert M. Giuliano
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 1, Problem 67P
Interpretation Introduction
Interpretation:
The Lewis formula for the conjugate base of squaric acid is to be written. Using curved arrows, the sharing of negative charge by two oxygens is to be shown.
Concept Introduction:
According to Bronsted-Lowry theory, an acid is a molecule or species that readily donates its proton while the base is the one that accepts a proton from an acid.
By using an unshared pair of electrons, a base removes a proton from an acid. This converts the base to its conjugate acid, and the acid to its conjugate base.
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