In Experiments 1 through 4, the connection between the reactions you performed a

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In Experiments 1 through 4, the connection between the reactions you performed and the concepts related to structure and bonding that you are learning in Lecture is really something that you have to go back and analyze. Experiment 5 is where you now know enough to utilize what you learned in Lecture in the Laboratory. You know about two types of bonding in chemical species, ionic and covalent. For covalent species, the first structural concept you must examine is the correct connectivity between atoms. Which of the following Lewis diagrams is/are correct Lewis diagram(s) for an aldehyde with the formula C_2H_4O? ii only all of them iii only i only ii and iii only

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For an aldehyde with C2H4O formula...

"i" must be incorrect; since this is an eter

ii --> correct, since C=O and C-H group are correct

iii --> Also correct, sicne C=O and C-H are correct

then

choose only i

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