10.) The structural formula of a certain aldehyde (related to formaldehyde) is H3C-CH2-CHO.  Draw a Lewis structure for this aldehyde and determine the number of bonds present.  Note that a single or a double or a triple bond counts as one bond. Write the number, not the word.

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10.) The structural formula of a certain aldehyde (related to formaldehyde) is H3C-CH2-CHO.  Draw a Lewis structure for this aldehyde and determine the number of bonds present.  Note that a single or a double or a triple bond counts as one bond.

Write the number, not the word.

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