Organic Chemistry: A Guided Inquiry
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Author: Andrei Straumanis
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 3, Problem 9CTQ
Interpretation Introduction
Interpretation: The total number of valence electrons present in the cation
Concept Introduction: The number of valence electrons is equal to the number of electrons present in the outermost shell of the atom. An atom gets a positive charge of one electron is removed from it.
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