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A worksheet on arrow-pushing conventions in chemistry. Students are required to draw structures and add curved arrows to indicate electron movement, while identifying formal charges that result. Exercises include various reactions between organic compounds.
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Arrow starts on the e
being moved and
ends on the point where e
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While arrow-pushing, be careful about charges: movement of e
will
normally result in the movement, formation, or disappearance of charges.
Arrow-Pushing Worksheet
A) Draw the structure that results when electrons move as indicated by the
curved arrows. Locate any formal charges that result.
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B) Add curved arrows to show how molecules on the left are converted to
molecules on the right. Locate any resulting formal charges.
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