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I meed help with questions 1-7 for organic chemistry lab

Questions 1. How do abnormally low GABA (yaminobutryic acid) levels affect a person's behavior? Why 2. Chemically speaking how does Dilantin help to control epileptic seizures? es 3. Ammonium nitrate was added to the reaction mixture in the formation of benzyl from benzoin. What was the purpose of the ammonium nitrate? C 4. In forming benzyl, a catalytic amount of cupric acetate but an excess of ammounium nitrate was ed. Explain why the differing amounts, catalytic vs. excess, were used?