Question

The lactic acid molecule, , give sour milk its unpleasant, sour taste. 

a. Draw the Lewis structure for the molecule

b. How many and how many sigma bonds are in the molecule?

c. Which is the shortest in the molecule?

d. What is the hybridization of the atomic orbitals around the carbon associated with that short bond?

e. What are the approximate angles around each carbon atom in the molecule?