Drawing structures and hydrogen bonds of water to others


a) Draw the structure of dihydroxyacetone (show all bonds).

b) Draw the structure again (showing all bonds), and this time indicate the H bonding of dihydroxyacetone to water. Remember which atoms form H bonds -- you've seen this "rule" several times. Also, each (uncharged) oxygen atom participates in 2 H bonds -- one for each of its unshared pair of electrons.

c) Based on the H bonding you showed above, do you expect dihydroxyacetone to be quite water soluble or not -- in either case, explain your answer.

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