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Name Date Section Molecular Models Postlab Questions Many organic compounds belo

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Name Date Section Molecular Models Postlab Questions Many organic compounds belong to a category of molecules called 'hydrocarbons', meaning that they only contain hydrogen and carbon. An example of a simple hydrocarbon is shown below. Considering both the VSEPR shape of the molecule and the electronegativity values of the elements and state whether you expect this simple hydrocarbon to be polar or non-polar. Explain your answer. 1. H-C-C-H 2. What are two things you can check to telli a Lewis Structure is drawn correctily?

Explanation / Answer

2.Firstly you should check for the valency of each atom . It should be fulfilled.

Non of the atoms should exceed the maximum number of bonds it can form.