Acetic acid can be made by the oxidation of acetaldehyde(CH3CHO). Molecules of acetaldehyde have a-CH3 group, an oxygen atom, and a hydrogen atom attached to a carbon atom. Draw the Lewis diagram for this molecule, give the hybridization of each carbon atom, and describethe p orbitals and the number of electrons that occupy each one. Draw the three-dimensional structure of the molecule, showing all angles.

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Acetic acid can be made by the oxidation of acetaldehyde
(CH3CHO). Molecules of acetaldehyde have a-CH3 group, an oxygen atom, and a hydrogen atom attached to a carbon atom. Draw the Lewis diagram for this molecule, give the hybridization of each carbon atom, and describe
the p orbitals and the number of electrons that occupy each one. Draw the three-dimensional structure of the molecule, showing all angles.

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