JEE Main Chemistry question

In the electronic structure of acetic acid there are:

(A)16 shared and 8 unshared valency electronsCorrect
(B)8 shared and 16 unshared valency electrons
(C)12 shared and 12 unshared valency electrons
(D)18 shared and 6 unshared valency electrons

Answer: (A)

Solution

Acetic acid, , has total valence electrons. Counting bonds: 1 C–C (2e), 3 C–H in the methyl group (6e), 1 C=O (4e), 1 C–O (2e) and 1 O–H (2e) gives shared

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Question ID VK-133782