Look at the drawing of the butadiene molecule. Which statement about this molecu

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Look at the drawing of the butadiene molecule. Which statement about this molecule is not true?

A. By valence bond theory (and the drawing), there are four electrons to account for in the molecule.

B. Valence bond theory says that all the carbon atoms have hybridized sp2 orbitals.

C. There are p orbitals (in the carbon atoms) whose axes actually are perpendicular to the page.

D. The resonance that occurs in the butadiene molecule causes the carbon-carbon bond lengths to constantly change.

Please explain why.

Explanation / Answer

A. By valence bond theory (and the drawing), there are four electrons to account for in the molecule. because there are 22 electrons in the molecule includind that shared by hydrogen

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