June 2008
7 posts
What is the Kekulé structure?
Kekulé was the first to suggest a sensible structure for benzene. The carbons are arranged in a hexagon, and he suggested alternating double and single bonds between them. Each carbon atom has a hydrogen attached to it.
This diagram is often simplified by leaving out all the carbon and hydrogen atoms!
In diagrams of this sort, there is a carbon atom at each corner. You have to count the...
Twitter Contest Info
When I reach 100 followers, I wll put names of followers in a bowl and pick 10 names out of the proverbial bowl. The 10 names will be announced as Finalists and this info will be on twitter to build “expectation & excitement”. Pictures will aslo be taken of selection process for the purpose of integrity and fairness.
10 Finalists go back into a different bowl.
1 winner will be...
