Organic Chemistry (8th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321768418
ISBN 13: 978-0-32176-841-4

Chapter 1 - Introduction and Review - Study Problems - Page 38: 1-38 a

Answer

$C_{5}$$H_{5}$$N$

Work Step by Step

Pyridine consists of a 6 membered ring, containing 5 Carbons and 1 Nitrogen. The Nitrogen has a lone pair (not shown in the given structure) so it has a full octet. Each carbon in the ring has three bonds and no lone pairs, therefore requires one more bond, so each carbon is also bonded to a hydrogen atom, totaling 5 hydrogens.
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