TOJC: Re: tojc: problem 1

Mako Furukawa (furukama@PLU.edu)
Sat, 14 Sep 1996 14:38:48 -0800 (PST)

Two oxygens bonded together? Easy. O2. However, I think that when
elements such as nitrogen or carbon are present, the oxygen will bond to
those instead because of the different electronegativities. The oxygen
bonded to nitrogen or carbon would seem to be more stable to me too. I
couldn't find any info in the text to back this up though so if someone
else could back me up (or correct my answer), I'd appreciate it.

On Sat, 14 Sep 1996 selfrico@PLU.edu wrote:

> ok...lemme see if I can answer this...if I can ...look out...I don't
> think your second model will work..because the nitrogen needs to be
> bonded three ways as in h-O-N=O. But I do believe that two oxygens can
> bond to one another...but I am strapped for an example so if one of my
> fine organic classmates has one and would like to share ...hey ..why
> don't cha...anyways...the dawgs are on tv so I gotta go...adios
> Casey Selfridge
>
> On Sat, 14 Sep 1996, Lori wrote:
>
> >
> > Ok, this may seem like a simple question, but I was working on the first
> > problem (1.1 d) and the answer gives H-O-N=O. But, I was wondering if it
> > could also be written as H-O-O-N? Can 2 Oxyygens bind together, cause
> > I'm not sure if I've ever seen that done? Thanks.
> >
> > {Lori Grimberg | Some people drink at the fountain }
> > {Grimbele@pepper.plu.edu | of knowledge. }
> > { | Others just gargle. }
> >
> >
>

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