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Interpretation:
The Lewis structure of the compound should be completed, hybridization of the carbon atoms and left most oxygen atoms and the total number of sigma bonds and pi bonds in the structure should be determined
Concept Introduction:
Lewis structure is defined as the drawing that will depict how the sharing of electrons takes place in a molecule. Lewis structure is represented by drawing a line between the atoms that shows the shared pair of electron and dots around the atom
Hybridization is defined as the mixing of atomic orbitals in order to form hybrid orbitals so that stability can be attained and another molecule can be formed. Also, the shape of the molecule can be derived using VSEPR theory. The VSEPR theory states that the molecules derive a shape that enables them to minimize the repulsion between the electron pairs in the valence shell of the central atom of the molecule.
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