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The compound 2,6-dimethyl pyrazine gives chocolate its odor and is used in flavorings. A valid Lewis structure is
(c) Is the hybridization of each C\mathrm{C} in a CH3\mathrm{CH}_3 group the same as that of each C\mathrm{C} in the ring? Explain.

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Hybridization of the carbon atoms in the ring is sp2sp^{2}, and the methyl groups are sp2sp^{2}. The carbon atoms in the ring have three electron groups that require three hybrid orbitals, while the methyl carbons have four electron groups that require four hybrid orbitals.

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