Ethyl acetate, C4H8O2, is a fragrant substance used both as a solvent and as an aroma enhancer. Its Lewis structure is shown below.
(a) What is the hybridization at each of the carbon atoms of the molecule? (Type your answer using the format sp3 d2 for sp3 d2.) The carbon bound to the oxygen is hybridized. The other three carbon atoms are hybridized.
(b) What is the total number of valence electrons in ethyl acetate?
(c) How many of the valence electrons are used to make σ bonds in the molecule?
(d) How many valence electrons are used to make π bonds?
(e) How many valence electrons remain in nonbonding pairs in the molecule?
