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How to find no. of bonds between C and O ?

HbWhi5F
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Oxygen is normally two bonded. In water it can bond to two hydrogen gives H2O. In organic compounds it can bond to one hydrogen and the other bond can go to carbon like in alcohols or phenols ROH. Also possible to bond to two carbons and form Ethers R-O-R'.

It can also bond 2 times to carbon like in Aldehyde R-CHO or ketons R-CO-R' like your example 3- Pentanone.

Both possibilities are given in carbon acid and their Esters. RCOOR' R =H, Alkyl or Aryl.

Edited by chenbeier

Additionally oxygen is the group VI im the PSE. Means it is able to make 2 bonds to reach octet rule. Either 2 single bonds or one double bond.

9 hours ago, HbWhi5F said:

Example CH3CH2COCH2CH3

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How do we know that CO has a double bond

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