The structure of amphetamine, a stimulant, is shown below. (Replacing one $H$ atom on the $NH_{2}$ , or amino, group with $CH_{3}$ gives methamphetamine, a particularly dangerous drug commonly known as "speed." (FIGURE CAN'T COPY)(a) What are the hybrid orbitals used by the C atoms of the $C_{6}$ ring, by the $C$ atoms of the side chain, and by the N atom?(b) Give approximate values for the bond angles $A, B$ and $C$ (c) How many $σ$ bonds and $π$ bonds are in the molecule?(d) Is the molecule polar or nonpolar?(e) Amphetamine reacts readily with a proton $(H^{+})$ in aqueous solution. Where does this proton attach to the molecule? Does the electrostatic potential map shown above confirm this possibility?

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The structure of amphetamine, a stimulant, is shown below. (Replacing one

H

atom on the

NH_{2}

, or amino, group with

CH_{3}

gives methamphetamine, a particularly dangerous drug commonly known as "speed." (FIGURE CAN'T COPY)(a) What are the hybrid orbitals used by the C atoms of the

C_{6}

ring, by the

C

atoms of the side chain, and by the N atom?(b) Give approximate values for the bond angles

A, B

and

C

σ

bonds and

π

bonds are in the molecule?(d) Is the molecule polar or nonpolar?(e) Amphetamine reacts readily with a proton

(H^{+})

in aqueous solution. Where does this proton attach to the molecule? Does the electrostatic potential map shown above confirm this possibility?

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Question Text	The structure of amphetamine, a stimulant, is shown below. (Replacing one $H$ atom on the $NH_{2}$ , or amino, group with $CH_{3}$ gives methamphetamine, a particularly dangerous drug commonly known as "speed." (FIGURE CAN'T COPY)(a) What are the hybrid orbitals used by the C atoms of the $C_{6}$ ring, by the $C$ atoms of the side chain, and by the N atom?(b) Give approximate values for the bond angles $A, B$ and $C$ (c) How many $σ$ bonds and $π$ bonds are in the molecule?(d) Is the molecule polar or nonpolar?(e) Amphetamine reacts readily with a proton $(H^{+})$ in aqueous solution. Where does this proton attach to the molecule? Does the electrostatic potential map shown above confirm this possibility?
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Subject	Chemistry
Class	Class 11

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