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Practice Exercise 1

1 .       If benzene had completely localized double bonds, how many dibromo-substituted benzenes would be possible? [Hint]



2 .       Which of the following compounds contains a nitrogen atom whose lone pair electrons are not involved in resonance? [Hint]



3 .       How many monosubstituted derivatives are possible for CH2=CH-CH=CH2? [Hint]



4 .       How large are the C-C-C angles in benzene? [Hint]



5 .       Kekulé claims that he first conceived the idea of benzene’s ring structure in a dream. What was he dreaming of? [Hint]



6 .       Four of the following terms have the same meaning, while one of the terms has a different meaning. Identify the latter term. [Hint]



7 .       What is the formal charge on each of the two oxygen atoms in nitromethane (CH3NO2)? [Hint]



8 .       Which of the following instructions does not lead to a correct resonance structure? [Hint]



9 .       How many resonance structures are important for CH2=CH—CH=CH-(+)CH2, and of these, how many are degenerate pairs? [Hint]



10 .       Which of the following compounds has delocalized electrons? [Hint]



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