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Chloral hydrate, a sedative and hypnotic, was the first drug used to treat insomnia. Chlor...

Chloral hydrate, a sedative and hypnotic, was the first drug used to treat insomnia. Chloral hydrate has a melting point of 57 °C. At its boiling point of 98 °C, it breaks down to chloral and water. (7.4, 7.5, 8.4, 10.1)

a. Draw the electron-dot formulas for chloral hydrate and chloral.


b. What functional groups are in chloral hydrate and chloral?


c. What are the empirical formulas of chloral hydrate and chloral?


d. What is the mass percent of Cl in chloral hydrate?

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